Religion is said to be beliefs people have in God or
deities. In the world, Nigerian churches are force to reckon on
religious matters.
Churches in Nigeria and their founders have, through deliverance
services, evangelism, sermons, out reaches and crusades, brought
liberations and solutions to many across the world. This some have
adjudged to have aided the Nigerian economy.
Newsmath examines some churches in Nigeria and their founders.
These are list of some churches and their Founders. It also
contains the year of establishment, founder and the current general
Overseer.
1. Christ Apostolic Church
Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) is the first Aladura Pentecostal
church present in Nigeria and other countries. It has come into
existence in the first half of the 20th century, in the then-British
empire. It was formally established in 1941 after a split from the
Apostolic Church which the original Aladura organization (Faith
Tabernacle) had invited to Nigeria. Its growth was led by Joseph Ayo
Babalola, a road construction driver who became its founder.
♦ Born : April 25, 1904
Odo-Owa, Oke-Afa LGA Kwara State, Nigeria
♦ Died :July 26, 1959 (aged 55)
Ede, Osun State, southwestern, Nigeria
2. The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)
RCCG was founded in 1952 by Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi
(1909–1980) after he had been involved in several other churches. Pastor
Akindayomi then chose Enoch Adeboye, a lecturer in mathematics at the
University of Lagos, who joined the church in 1973. Adeboye initially
became one of the interpreters translating Akindayomi’s sermons from
Yoruba to English. He was ordained a pastor of the church in 1975, and
his appointment as leader of the church was formalized by the posthumous
reading of Akindayomi’s sealed pronouncement.
♦ Governance : Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer (1981–Date)
3. Living Faith Church Worldwide
Living Faith Church Worldwide (also known as Winners Chapel) is a
megachurch and a Christian denomination founded by Bishop David Oyedepo
in 1981. The organization has since become a global network of churches
with congregations in 49 countries.
The beginnings of the church can be traced back to May 1981 when
Oyedepo claims to have had an 18-hour vision from God. In this vision
God spoke to him saying, “Now the hour has come to liberate the world
from all oppressions of the devil, through the preaching of the Word of
faith; and I am sending you to undertake this task”. Two years later the
church was formed with four members.
♦ Born : September 27, 1954 (age 61)
Omu Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
4. Christ Embassy
Christ Embassy also known as Believers’ LoveWorld Incorporated, is a
megachurch and a Christian denomination founded by pastor Chris
Oyakhilome in 1990.
The Church has since become a global network of churches with
congregations in many countries, with millions of members. The
headquarters of Lagos has over 40 000 members. The ministry was founded
in Pastor Chris’ university. There are several major programs with
thousands to millions of people in attendance.
Chris Oyakhilome began by leading a prayer group at the University
of Edo State, while studying architecture. The church’s foundation dates
back to 1990 in Lagos. The denomination has churches in many countries.
It counts 1 million members. The headquarters of Lagos has 40 000
members.
♦ Born: December 7, 1961 (age 54)
5. Deeper Christian Life Ministry
Deeper Christian Life Ministry (also known as Deeper Life Bible
Church)is anon-denominational Christian Church with its international
headquarters,Deeper Life Bible Church Lagos
in Lagos, Nigeria. It is overseen by the General Superintendent of
Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi. It is a
Holiness-Pentecostal church.In 1973, while serving as a Mathematics
Lecturer at the University of Lagos, W.F. Kumuyi started a Bible study
group with 15 university students who had come to him requesting
training in the Scriptures. The church started as the Deeper Christian
Life Ministry.
William Folorunso Kumuyi, was a former Anglican who joined the
Apostolic Faith Church after being his baptism.In 1975, he was expelled
from the church for preaching without credentials. He continued his
independent ministry, which in 1982 became the Deeper Life Bible Church.
By the early 1980s that small group had grown to several thousand, at
which time Deeper Life Bible Church was formally established.
♦ born : 6 June 1941(age 75)
Erin-Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria
6. Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries
The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries(MFM) is a Pentecostal
organisation founded in Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria in 1989, now
with churches in several English-speaking and non-English speaking
countries. It was founded by Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya (DKO). Mountain
Of Fire And Miracles Ministries was founded by Daniel Kolawole Olukoya
at a prayer meeting in 1989 in his living room.
The prayer group purchased a large site at an abandoned slum near
the University of Lagos, and converted it into the International
Headquarters of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries of which
Olukoya is the General Overseer. The first service there was on April
24, 1994.
♦ Born : 15th July
Akure, Ondo State
7. The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement
The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement (popularly called
Lord’s Chosen) is a Nigerian Christian megachurch founded by Lazarus
Muoka. The church which has its headquarters located along the
Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Surulere local government area of Lagos State
started with a few people and went on to experience rapid growth with
over 300,000 branches all over the world. In 1994, Lazarus Muoka claimed
to have had a vision from God instructing him to leave his former
church to form what is now known as The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic
Revival Movement. The church which was founded on 23 December 2002
commenced service on 24 December 2002 with a few pioneer members in a
rented apartment at Ilasamaja, a town in Mushin, Lagos
Due to the increase in new converts in a short period, the church
was moved to its present location in Ijeshatedo on a sixty plot of land
which can contain over 30,000 members in a service.
♦Born : Mgbidi in Imo State
8. The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN)
Temitope Balogun Joshua (born June 12, 1963), commonly referred to
as T. B. Joshua, is a Nigerian prophet and televangelist. He is the
leader and founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a
religious organisation that runs the
Emmanuel TV
television station from Lagos, Nigeria.
Joshua wrote that in a heavenly vision he had received divine
anointing and a covenant from God to start his ministry.Following this,
Joshua founded the ministry organisation The Synagogue, Church of All
Nations (SCOAN) with only a handful of members. According to the
organisation, more than 15,000 members attend its weekly Sunday service;
visitors from outside Nigeria are accommodated in the accommodation
blocks constructed at the church
♦Born : June 12, 1963 (age 53)
Arigidi, Nigeria
9.Celestial Church of Christ
The Celestial Church of Christ is an African Initiated Church founded by the Rev.
Samuel Biléhou Joseph Oshoffa on 29 September 1947 in
Porto-Novo, Benin.Mainly located in Africa and in the Afro-descendant
communities in the world, particularly in Benin and Nigeria.
The movement was founded by Samuel Joseph Bilewu Oschoffa, a former
carpenter born in Dahomey (now Benin) in 1909. Raised as
Protestant(Methodism), he had a divine revelation on 27 May 1947, during
a solar eclipse, in a forest where he was lost. He felt called to pray,
to heal the sick and raise the dead and founded his church in September
1947. Having appointed himself prophet, Reverend, pastor and founder,
he occupied the highest office of the movement he had just founded.
♦ Born: 19 May 1909
Porto-Novo, Benin
♦ Died: 1985
Lagos, Nigeria
10. Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim
The Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim is the first African initiated church
established in 1925 by Moses Orimolade Tunolase. The church was born out of the Anglican
church community among the Yoruba people in Western Nigeria.
♦Born: c1879
Ayibiri in Ondo State of Nigeria.
♦Died: October 19, 1933
Source: NewsMath
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