Kingsley Okonkwo, lead pastor of David Christian Centre, has launched a Christian matchmaking platform called Mentor To Marry, targeting singles seeking faith-based marriages, with annual membership plans ranging from N70,000 to N700,000.
Okonkwo unveiled the platform on Wednesday through a series of posts on X, describing it as a guided marriage-preparation and matchmaking community designed for Christian singles seeking intentional, faith-based unions.
The platform positions itself as a structured community connecting serious Christian singles with potential partners across multiple membership tiers, the most affordable priced at N70,000 annually and the highest at N700,000, offering different levels of access and engagement depending on the plan selected.
In his posts promoting the launch, Okonkwo said modern relationships had become increasingly commercialized, creating conditions he described as making it difficult for young men to find genuine partners.
The pastor wrote, “I feel for the men of this generation; relationships have been so commercialized nowadays that it’s almost impossible for a young man to find true love.”
Okonkwo expanded on that position in a separate post, saying expectations placed on men in modern relationships had shifted significantly from earlier generations and now included financial demands before courtship could progress.
He stated, “When we were young, all you had to get was a girl’s phone number, but now all they want to send is their account number. Now you are expected to pay rent, school fees, and transport before you are taken seriously.”
The cleric directed men who wished to meet what he described as godly and well-mentored women from across the world to join the Mentor To Marry platform, framing it as a solution to the challenges he outlined.
Okonkwo also clarified that his comments were not intended to characterize all women as seeking relationships for financial gain, drawing a distinction between the platform’s purpose and a blanket criticism of women in general.
The Mentor To Marry platform describes its core function as guiding members through marriage preparation while also facilitating connections between singles who share Christian values and the goal of intentional partnership.
Membership pricing on the platform spans a wide range, from N70,000 at entry level to N700,000 at the upper tier, positioning it across income brackets while maintaining a focus on the Christian singles demographic.
David Christian Centre, the church Okonkwo leads, has a significant following in Nigeria, and the pastor has built a public profile through his teachings on relationships, marriage, and Christian living over several years, making him a recognizable voice on faith and family matters.
The launch of Mentor To Marry places Okonkwo among a growing number of faith leaders who have moved into the digital matchmaking space, applying religious frameworks to a sector that has historically been dominated by secular platforms and apps.
Okonkwo made the announcement entirely through social media, using X as the primary channel to explain the platform’s purpose, pricing structure, and the personal motivations behind his decision to build the matchmaking community.
The platform’s framing as a guided marriage-preparation community, rather than a simple dating service, reflects a positioning strategy that separates it from conventional matchmaking products and targets users who view marriage as a deliberate, faith-centered commitment.
No launch date for public registration or an operational website address was disclosed in Okonkwo’s Wednesday posts, though his social media announcements directed interested singles, particularly men, to engage with the Mentor To Marry platform directly.
Okonkwo’s comments on the commercialization of relationships generated attention online following Wednesday’s posts, as the pastor combined his personal observations on modern courtship dynamics with the formal introduction of the Christian matchmaking platform, Mentor To Marry, drawing responses from users who engaged with both his critique of contemporary dating culture and the platform’s faith-based alternative.
