RCCG Pastor Slumps, Dies on Pulpit While Preaching About Sudden Death

What was meant to be a solemn farewell turned into a scene of horror and wailing at Aleto, Eleme, Rivers State.

A burial ceremony went silent, then erupted in screams, when the preacher himself became the message.

Deacon Steve Eyo, Resident Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Aleto, had mounted the podium with fire. His topic: “The Certainty of Death and Hope Beyond.”

More than 300 mourners sat in rapt attention. His voice was strong. His delivery, piercing.

“Death is certain. You cannot escape it,” he warned. “Death is like going to the market. Some leave early, some stay till late. Some die young, some live long. But it will come when you least expect it.”

He spoke at 1:10 p.m. By 1:25 p.m., prophecy met reality.

Mid-sentence, as he was rounding off with a final charge – “Number your days and prepare, for it can happen anytime” – his voice cut. The microphone crashed to the floor with a loud thud. The pastor collapsed on the stage.

For a few seconds, no one moved. Many thought it was drama – an illustration of sudden death.

Then panic set in.

“Pastor! Pastor!” voices cried as people rushed forward.

The choir surged to the pulpit, praying loudly, hands stretched. Ministers surrounded him, shouting prayers. Others with medical knowledge battled to revive him, pressing his chest, calling his name. But his breath was gone.

In a heartbreaking twist, the same ambulance hired to convey the corpse for burial was used to rush the preacher to the nearest hospital.

It was too late.

At the clinic, he was confirmed dead. His body was taken to the mortuary – just hours after he had told the living to prepare for death.

Before he fell, he had told the mourners that death is not the end, that judgment comes after, and that every day must be numbered and lived wisely.

He lived his last sermon.

Aleto is in mourning. The burial ground that came to bury one, almost buried two.

[Culled from newsplatformng.com]