Founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams
Founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has shared an account of betrayal by a former junior pastor, warning the deceased pastor’s family not to visit him after his death if they valued their lives.
Speaking during a Global Prayer Works Summit Special Breakfast Meeting at the Prayer Cathedral in Accra on July 19, 2025, the cleric recounted how he supported and mentored the junior pastor, opening international ministry doors for him, only to be deceived and betrayed later.
According to Duncan-Williams, he once facilitated international preaching engagements for the junior pastor in Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries, where the pastor received $100,000 in honorarium.
However, upon returning, the pastor presented only $10,000 to him, claiming it was the total amount he received.
“I opened some doors for him, and he went on to preach in Malaysia and other places, including some good churches in Singapore
“So, they gave him some good money. Good money, $100,000 then he brought me $10,000 that, that was all they gave him and he wanted to show it to me, so, I thank him, I bless him, but when I was praying, the oil wasn’t flowing,” he said.
“The Holy Ghost was blocking the oil, so, after some weeks I spoke to the pastor, I said, so, I hope your pastor appreciated what we did for him, between the places he went, he spoke in about 3-4 countries.”
Duncan-Williams later discovered the truth after speaking to one of the host pastors abroad. “I called the guy and said, you think you are better than me? I opened doors for you, and you kept $90,000,” he recounted.
Following the revelation, Duncan-Williams used his influence to shut ministry doors for the junior pastor, instructing his international contacts not to invite him again.
The archbishop further detailed how he attempted to rehabilitate the pastor despite his misconduct.
After the pastor was allegedly involved with another man’s wife in Abidjan, Duncan-Williams brought him back to Ghana “to save his life” and even gave him another chance to pastor a church.
The pastor eventually left to establish his own church in Tema, allegedly moving members from Action Chapel and securing financial backing from wealthy supporters.
Years later, Duncan-Williams learned of the pastor’s death. When informed that the deceased pastor’s family wished to visit him, he vehemently refused.
“I said, tell them that if they themselves don’t want to die, they shouldn’t come here; they should go home,” he revealed.
The archbishop insisted his decision was not out of bitterness or unforgiveness but a spiritual directive.
“This journey is long. People will betray you, exploit you, and take advantage of you. I have seen sons I took to places, introduced to people, and next thing, they are calling those people behind my back,” he said.
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