Church of God Mission International

Church of God mission international (CGMI headquarters office building) Benin city Nigeria

Church of God Mission International is a Christian denomination from Nigeria. The headquarters in Benin City, Nigeria, is a megachurch.

History

It has been founded by Archbishop Benson Idahosa in 1970.[1] [2][3]

It has hospitals.[4] It claims to have more than 4,000 churches.[5] It is present in the United States and Japan, too.

Ministries

The church has the "Agape Force Ministry" (youth community) and a worldwide drama group known as "His Own Theatre" located at Sapele (temi omatsuli).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 133
  2. ↑ Laurent Fourchard, André Mary et René Otayek, Entreprises religieuses transnationales en Afrique de l'Ouest, Karthala Editions, France, 2005, p. 441
  3. ↑ Roswith Gerloff, Afe Adogame, Klaus Hock, Christianity in Africa and the African Diaspora: The Appropriation of a Scattered Heritage, A&C Black, UK, 2011, p. 171
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090710003527/http://www.cogm.org/faithmediplex.htm. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100330173426/http://www.cogm.org/churches.htm. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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