Nigerian Church Goes Viral for Using POS Machine to Collect Offering During Service
- A Nigerian church has sparked a viral social media debate after a video showed a church worker using a POS machine to collect an offering from an elderly woman during service.
- The use of the POS, which provided the woman with a receipt, led many netizens to criticize the commercialization of churches. While some bemoaned that churches had become businesses, others defended the practice, arguing that many people no longer carry cash and that contributions are voluntary.
A video has gone viral on social media showing a Nigerian church utilizing a Point of Sale (POS) machine to collect offerings during a worship service, sparking widespread debate online.
The viral video captured a church worker attending to an elderly woman who was paying her offering using the POS machine. After the transaction was completed, the woman was handed her receipt.
The sight of a financial technology device being used for traditional church collection prompted a strong reaction among Nigerian netizens.
The use of the POS machine led some social media users to bemoan the increasing commercialization of churches, with some opining that they have turned places of worship into business centers.
Reactions from netizens included:
@nightprogram_ commented: “Church is a business. True worship is in the heart”.
@Da__preye remarked: “Jesus go don tire for some churches”.
However, others defended the practice, noting the shift away from cash. @kenny_pablo wrote: “I believe payment of tithe is biblical irrespective of how it was collected, don’t forget that people no longer carry cash this days because they can easily use POS, even at parties. You don’t have to attend the church if you’re not cool with it. No be by force!”.
@dele003 said the practice is not new: “This has been happening for a long time. Nobody forced them to make contributions to the church”.
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