Founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has shared a personal 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 at a Global Prayer Works Summit Special Breakfast Meeting at the Prayer Cathedral in Accra on July 19, 2025, the archbishop recounted how he mentored and supported 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 his return, the pastor claimed he had only received $10,000 and presented that amount to Duncan-Williams.

“I opened some doors for him, and he went on to preach in Malaysia and other places, including some good churches in Singapore,” he said.

“So, they gave him some good money, good money, $100,000. Then he brought me $10,000, saying that was all they gave him. He wanted to show it to me, so I thanked him, I blessed him, but when I was praying, the oil wasn’t flowing.”

“The Holy Ghost was blocking the oil, so after some weeks, I spoke to the pastor. I said, I hope your pastor appreciated what we did for him. Between the places he went, he spoke in about 3–4 countries.”

Duncan-Williams said he later discovered the truth after speaking with 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.’”

Following the revelation, Duncan-Williams used his influence to close ministry doors for the pastor, instructing his international contacts not to invite him again.

He went on to detail efforts he made to rehabilitate the pastor despite his betrayal. 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 opportunity to pastor a church.

Eventually, the pastor left to establish his own church in Tema, allegedly attracting members from Action Chapel and gaining financial backing from wealthy individuals.

Years later, Duncan-Williams was informed of the pastor’s death and that the family wished to visit him.

“I said, tell them that if they themselves don’t want to die, they shouldn’t come here; they should go home,” he stated.

The archbishop insisted his response 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,” Duncan-Williams said.

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