The British government has said it is investigating David Oyedepo’s Winners’ Chapel International’s request to establish an independent school in the country.
The fee-paying school, Kingdom Heritage Model School in Dartford, was set to open to children from the age of four in September.
The school, which will teach “Biblical truths” in each subject, is currently being considered by the British Department for Education. The church itself is said to be under investigation by the Charity Commission.
Among those kicking against the church’s opening a school in the country is the National Secular Society, an organisation that campaigns for the separation of religion and state.
The NSS expressed concern that a school linked to the “controversial preacher” was set to open in England.
In a letter to the Department for Education, the NSS had questioned the suitability of the organisation to run educational establishments in the country, raising concerns over both educational standards and child welfare.
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