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The church & people of faith 'have failed' the VI-Pastor Skelton-Cliine

- believes VI has a spiritual problem
Commentator and pastor Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the church and people of faith have failed the Virgin Islands during Honestly Speaking on November 19, 2024. Photo: Facebook
Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the re-erecting of alters of righteousness, peace, joy, tranquillity, and progress are needed in the Virgin Islands. Photo: Internet Source
Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the re-erecting of alters of righteousness, peace, joy, tranquillity, and progress are needed in the Virgin Islands. Photo: Internet Source
Pastor Claude O. Skleton-Cline encouraged intercessors to not wait for the Pastors, Bishops, Priests, or those with other religious titles, to pray on behalf of the Virgin Islands. Photo: Internet Source/File
Pastor Claude O. Skleton-Cline encouraged intercessors to not wait for the Pastors, Bishops, Priests, or those with other religious titles, to pray on behalf of the Virgin Islands. Photo: Internet Source/File
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Commentator and pastor Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the church and people of faith have failed the Virgin Islands (VI).

Pastor Skelton-Cline was speaking on his weekly show, Honestly Speaking on ZBVI 780 AM on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, when he inferred that there is a spiritual “deficit and deficiency” in the VI.

Alters built & covenants entered against VI

“The powers of darkness have reigned for far too long... alters have been built against this country, payments have been made, sacrifices have been made, covenants have been entered into against this country, against the people and the landmass of this place,” Pastor Skelton-Cline stated.

Though he named no names, he accused some in leadership in every sector of having made “sacrifices” that have proven to be detrimental to the VI’s development, growth and progress.

If something is not done to counter the wrongdoings, Pastor Skelton-Cline said, the VI and its people will always be a country of almost.

“Almost getting there, almost making it...almost getting that contract, almost getting that promotion...Haven’t you seen that we’ve been stuck for some decades now, haven’t you seen that no matter what [type] of government we get it’s more of the same,” he added.

‘We must do something’- Pastor Skelton-Cline

“We have a spiritual problem in this country, the church, the people of faith, we have failed the people of this country. We must own that and now we must be about doing something about it,” he stated.

The Pastor said that something serious must be done and it requires “180 repentance”, and the re-erecting of altars of righteousness, peace, joy, tranquillity, and progress.

“We’re going to offer sacrifices of righteousness, renew and enter new covenants of righteousness that counteract what has happened to us as a people spiritually in this country.”

A call for intercessors

Pastor Skelton-Cline made a call for prayers for the VI from everyone who knows God.

“I’m calling on intercessors, I’m calling on some people who know God far better than I do. I’m calling on some people who know God way better than me. I’m calling on some women who know how to travail and who have been travailing in this spirit.”

Pastor Skleton-Cline encouraged intercessors to not wait for the pastors, bishops, priests, or those with other religious titles, adding that there is something “radically wrong” with the VI and that the problem is a spiritual one in need of a spiritual resurrection.

“Yes, I’m preaching and I’m unapologetic and unashamedly doing so, because if this doesn’t turn in the spirit it can’t turn in the earth,” Pastor Skelton-Cline stated.

18 Responses to “The church & people of faith 'have failed' the VI-Pastor Skelton-Cliine”

  • So okkkkkk (20/11/2024, 10:46) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    Is this a public confession or what?
  • hmm (20/11/2024, 11:16) Like (13) Dislike (2) Reply
    Start with ur cousin church ,taking from the poor and can't help them
  • smh (20/11/2024, 11:21) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    Speaking from experience so to speak.
  • Native Senior Citizen of the British Virgin Islands (20/11/2024, 11:32) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Fake pastor, Claude Skelton Cline, you have been a pastor for more that 20 plus years. If in truth that the church and the people of faith have failed the people of the BVI (VI), according to you, then you are are among those that failed us

    It is past the time that you should stop pretending to be a christian pastor, your lust power and money have exposed you of genuine good intention for our spiritual, financial and social wellbeing.
    We the people of the BVI, those that are living among us, and those of other countries do need prayers, but without genuine repentance and faith in the unseen God, more prayers will called by you is a useless exercise.
  • !!!!!!!!!! (20/11/2024, 12:06) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    This place is infested with one set of evil money grabbing hypocrites. Everyone of you is going down in a blaze of glory one by one.
    • @!!!!!!!!! (20/11/2024, 16:46) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      All the money and whatever else they grabbing for they can’t take it with them when they kick the bucket. Their children is just going to squander out everything.
  • smdh (20/11/2024, 12:09) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply

    With this man. I liked when people.wasnt hearing from you for weeks. The most c***** pastor on the island is you sir. The nerve of this man.

  • Malcolm X (20/11/2024, 12:22) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply

    Dis man don't like people he only wants hands out from the government he is a outside child of a skeleton , want to use the name to look important

  • AH GO SAY IT AGAIN (20/11/2024, 12:31) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    A guilty conscience needs no accuser
  • 2024 (20/11/2024, 12:35) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    some of us over the age of 60– live to see we have night clubs beside churches in our neighborhoods

    such stuff would not happen back the days; church lost the power; to busy pulling down one another in Jesus Name
  • But (20/11/2024, 13:10) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    He failed the church
  • All of you have failed (20/11/2024, 13:40) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    You all sat back with your mouths crazy glued and allow your villages/communities to be infested with whore houses and rum shops.
  • Real News? (20/11/2024, 13:40) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Whatever happened to real new?? Some much that is happening throughout the territory, some good news others not too good. But for the love of God stop putting up garbage just because people could pay to post their crap for everyone to read.
  • Irony isn’t lost with this one. (20/11/2024, 14:07) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply

    Pot meet kettle. It honestly do take nerve for this fr*** to open his mouth and spill such filth. The hypocrisy never ends.

  • Real People do Real Things (20/11/2024, 14:15) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    The people failed the people. The church has nothing to do with this. We the people need to look within ourselves and make a change. No matter what the church 'says or do'... if we as a people do not want change then change won't come. We as a people sit back, feet up, and relaxed watching the territory self-destruct, then want to try to amend things when there's a feeling of hopelessness.

    Things can change however, WE must change.
  • Agreed 100%. (20/11/2024, 15:37) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    The church is all about making money. Money, money, money. No care or concern about, truth, justice and righteousness..
  • Anonymous (20/11/2024, 17:30) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    The church is where the money is mehson


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