List of churches in Nigeria

According to Pew Research, Nigeria is the 2nd most religious country in the world.[1] Its populace is evenly divided between the largely Muslim north and the predominantly Christian south. Below is a list of churches in Nigeria. It also contains the year of establishment, founder and the current general overseer of the congregation.

Church nameFounderCurrent general overseerDate establishedLocationReference
Redeemed Christian Church of GodRev Josiah AkindayomiPastor Enoch Adeboye1952Lagos State[2]
Living Faith Church WorldwideDavid OyedepoDavid Oyedepo1981Kaduna State[3]
Christ Apostolic ChurchJoseph Ayo BabalolaPastor A.O. Akinosun[4]1941[5][6]
Hilltop International Christian Center Chris Oarhe Chris Oarhe
Church of NigeriaHenry TownsendNicholas Okoh1842Badagry[7]
Christ EmbassyChris OyakhilomeChris Oyakhilome1990Lagos State[8]
Deeper Christian Life MinistryWilliam KumuyiWilliam F. Kumuyi1982Lagos State[9]
Cherubim and SeraphimMoses Orimolade Tunolase1925[10]
Mountain of Fire and MiraclesDr. Daniel Olukoya1989Yaba[11]
The Apostolic Church NigeriaGabriel Olutola1931Lagos State
The Lord's ChosenLazarus MuokaLazarus Muoka2002Mushin[12]
Roman Catholic ChurchIgnatius Ayau Kaigama
The SynagogueT. B. JoshuaT. B. JoshuaIkotun[13]
Church of the LordJosiah Ollunowo Ositelu1930Ogere[14]
Celestial Church of ChristSamuel Biléhou Joseph Oshoffa1947Cotonou[15]
Methodist Church NigeriaBritish missionariesPrelate Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche , JP1842Marina/Lagos State[16]
Nigerian Baptist ConventionSouthern Baptist Convention missionariesRev. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle1850/1914[17]
Salvation MinistriesPastor David IbiyeomieDavid Ibiyeomie1997Port-Harcourt[18]
Royal House of Grace International ChurchApostle Zilly AggreyKing-David Zilly Aggrey1992Port-Harcourt[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria is 2nd Most Religious Country AND has 4th Heaviest Marijuana Use in the World?". bellanaija.com. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Our History". rccg.org. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "About Living Faith Church". davidabioye.org.ng. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "President Profile". March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ "About us". cac-worldwide.org. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Christ Apostolic Church". cacworldwideonline.org. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Official website". Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Official website". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Official website". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Official website". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Official website". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Official website". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "The Church of the Lord (Aladura, CLA): An Examination of a Charismatic Movenment in Ekitiland (South-Western Nigeria), 1937-2005". medwelljournals.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Brief History of Celestial Church". celestialchurch.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Methodist Church Nigeria". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Official website". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  18. ↑ https://smhos.org/salv-min/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ http://rhgic.com/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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