“I stopped paying tithe to church” — Toke Makinwa says she now gives money to hospitals and widows

Media personality Toke Makinwa has revealed that she no longer pays her monthly tithe to the church.

Speaking in a video shared on her YouTube channel, Toke said she made the decision after concluding that many churches are already financially comfortable.

“I kind of stopped paying tithe to the church because all the churches I know are rich. And I decided that no, no, no, no, I ain’t doing this anymore. I would rather go to hospitals, widows’ homes,” she said.

According to her, churches receive a lot of money regularly, including building funds that are not taxed.

“All the churches I know are rich. Every Sunday, there’s a building fund envelope. You guys have so much money, and it’s not taxed. It’s a business, if I’m going to be real, because if that pastor dies today, either his wife or his child becomes the next pastor,” she added.

Toke clarified that she still gives offerings in church and supports church programmes when necessary.

However, she said she no longer pays her regular tithe directly to religious institutions.

Instead, she now channels the money to charitable causes.

“I would rather go to hospitals, take a maternity ward, and pay all the bills there. I would rather when strangers come to meet me, I would tithe my tithe to them because they are telling me their actual needs,” she said.

She also questioned the idea of giving money to church while people around are struggling.

“How can I say I love God? I have the money this person is looking for to pay rent, and I’m carrying it to a church?” she asked.

Reflecting on her past, Toke revealed that she once gave an entire brand endorsement fee to the church as tithe.

“Ten years ago, I was the girl who got a brand endorsement deal, didn’t touch one naira and carried everything to church. I said I will tithe this to God so that my life will never be tight,” she said.