A photo of an “RCCG Toilet Ticket” has resurfaced online and reignited debate about money, ministry, and management in large Pentecostal gatherings.
The post by X user @_Nsznn questions whether RCCG is “truly a church of God” after sharing an image of a ticket from the church’s Sanitation Ministry charging ₦100 for toilet use. In the caption, the user claimed women were asked to pay N200 to urinate during a program at the camp.
The ticket is linked to mobile toilets at RCCG’s Redemption Camp in Ogun State during massive conventions that draw millions of worshippers. According to context that circulated with the image, the fees are meant to cover cleaning, supplies, and upkeep, with volunteers handling sanitation during the events.
For critics, any payment inside a church premises feels like commercialization of worship. The phrase “pay to urinate in the house of God” struck a nerve, especially for women and families who attend multi-day conventions with children and elderly members. To them, basic facilities should be free.
For defenders, the scale of RCCG conventions changes the equation. With millions on camp at once, mobile toilets require constant cleaning, water, toilet paper, disinfectants, and waste disposal. The Sanitation Ministry says the ₦100 ticket helps fund those logistics and prevent the facilities from collapsing under pressure.
The ticket itself is not new doctrine. It is a facility-management tool used during high-traffic events at the Redemption Camp. But because it sits at the intersection of faith, access, and money, it keeps provoking the same question: where should the line be drawn between practical upkeep and perceived commercialization in a church of millions…See More
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