Stephanie Benson explains why she no longer attends church despite being prayerful
Ghanaian international singer Stephanie Benson has revealed that although she considers herself a prayerful person, she no longer attends church because she believes God is not confined to a church building.
Speaking in an interview with Roselyn Felli, shared on November 8, 2026, the singer explained that she believes God is always with people and can be worshipped and approached through prayer anywhere.
Stephanie Benson disclosed that she was once an active churchgoer, having played the piano and sung in a Catholic church while growing up.
“I am very prayerful, but I don't go to church. I just don't feel that God is in the church; I believe He is with us. I used to go to church, where I played the piano and sang. It was a Catholic church. You go there, pray and sing your hymns. Some people sin, go for confession and feel they are done,” she said.
She, however, expressed concern about what she described as a cycle in which some Christians attend church conventions and religious gatherings but return to their old ways afterwards.
According to her, her perspective on worship changed after getting married, as she came to believe that church was simply a building and that her relationship with God did not depend on attending services.
“Since I got married, I have not believed that God is confined to the church. I believe He is with me. I feel He is always with me because the church is just a building. I pray anywhere and at any time,” she shared.
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The singer also questioned the practice of speaking in tongues, revealing that she once tried it but eventually stopped because she felt she was making it up.
She said she struggled to understand why people spoke in tongues when they could communicate with God in languages they understood.
“I tried praying in tongues, but I realised I was making it up. Everyone is saying something we don't understand, so who are you talking to? Some people believe in speaking in tongues, and that is fine. But I don't believe in it. For all I know, I could be speaking to the devil, so I stopped. God understands English, so what is the purpose of speaking in tongues?” she questioned.
Stephanie Benson further wondered how Christians could be certain about the spiritual source of the utterances they made while speaking in tongues.
She argued that although some people believe they enter a different spiritual state when speaking in tongues, they should also consider how they identify the spirit they are communicating with.
“You feel like you are in a different state when something comes over you, and you start speaking to a spirit. But how do you know which spirit you are speaking to?” she asked.
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