{"id":714247,"date":"2019-10-01T16:50:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T16:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/01\/pastor-dies-while-officiating-members-funeral-service\/"},"modified":"2019-10-01T16:50:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T16:50:54","slug":"pastor-dies-while-officiating-members-funeral-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/01\/pastor-dies-while-officiating-members-funeral-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor dies while officiating member\u2019s funeral service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/pastor-dies-while-officiating-members-funeral-service\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"421\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dead-Body-1.jpg\"   alt=\"morgue\" title=\"Dead Body 1\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The 42-year-old founder of Divine Mount Zion Gospel Ministry, Pastor<br \/>\nFemi Olorunsoromidayo reportedly died while conducting the\u00a0funeral<br \/>\nservice of\u00a0one of his members.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Femi, who was conducting the burial ceremony  of\u00a078-year-old\u00a0Samuel Rotimi at Erusu in Akoko North West Local  Government, was said to have gone against the wish of the deceased that  gave an instruction of being\u00a0buried at his residence in Akure as against his home town in Erusu-Akoko. <\/p>\n<p>He reportedly went on with the funeral  service\u00a0with the support of his\u00a0member\u2019s immediate family.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201dSince the late pastor including his immediate family had limited  authority over the burial plan, he arranged for an ambulance, which took  the corpse to Erusu Akoko, alongside his family members and some church  members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the pastor was conducting the burial service at the cemetery, he started complaining of headaches and went unconscious. He was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Akoko area,where he  was confirmed dead,\u201d a witness said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sad incident, which played out during the funeral service, created  pandemonium in the community as witnesses further disclosed\u00a0that  the\u00a0ambulance used to convey the remains of the\u00a0late church member to  his home town in Erusu for burial, was also used to convey the corpse of  the Pastor back to Akure.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Lindaikeji<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 42-year-old founder of Divine Mount Zion Gospel Ministry, Pastor Femi Olorunsoromidayo reportedly died while conducting the\u00a0funeral service of\u00a0one of his members. 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