MONROVIA – A group of members of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) on the homeland and in the diaspora has unleashed a stringing tirade on the leadership of the organization, asserting that the LCC, which was “once our nation’s moral compass, bulwark of justice, and prophetic voice in the wilderness of war and tyranny, has drifted into dangerous waters under the current leadership of Rev. Dr. Samuel Reeves, facilitated by General Secretary Rev. Christopher Toe.”
The group, in a statement issued and signed by Rev. Solomon M. Muin on behalf of the Concerned Stakeholders of the Liberia Council of Churches Liberia and the Diaspora, bemoaned the alleged defilement of sacred legacy of their forebears “by a leadership that has turned the LCC from a courageous voice of conscience into an echo chamber of political praise.”
“The very institution that once spoke truth to power without fear or favor has now become a compromised, politicized, and co-opted collaborating partner of the ruling government,” the concerned stakeholder further asserted, equipping, “How can the LCC honor and bestow accolades upon political actors who have undermined our Constitution, contributed to the desecration of Capitol Hill, and inflamed our national divisions, yet still call itself a voice for peace and justice?”
They said it is a blatant conflict of interest that has eroded the integrity and moral standing of the Council, desecrating the memory of the great cloud of witnesses who once stood firm on the front-lines of justice and truth: Archbishop Michael K. Francis, Bishop George D. Brown, Bishop W. Nah Dixon, Rev. Jeremiah Walker, Rev. Walter Richards, Mother Wilhelmina Bryant Dukuly, Moderator William Brown, and many others.
“Their peaceful remains, we dare say, weep in sorrow from their graves as the institution they sacrificed for is brought to ruin by ambition, silence, and complicity,” the concerned stakeholders also noted. “We say with clarity and urgency: the LCC has lost its prophetic core.”
The group of LCC stakeholders called on all churches across Liberia, regardless of denomination, to reflect deeply on the current state of our Council and that senior church leaders, both active and retired, should rise from silence and speak truth to this tragic decline.
The also asked younger clergy and laypersons, to demand transparency, constitutional adherence, and spiritual renewal in our leadership, and that the global ecumenical community is to take note and stand with us in safeguarding the integrity of Liberia’s church movement.
“This is not merely an internal crisis but a national moral direction crisis,” the church stakeholders said. “The time has come for reform, repentance, and the Liberia Council of Churches to return to the altar, not of political compromise but of prophetic courage.”
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