List of churches in Nigeria explained

According to Pew Research, Nigeria is the second 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 notable churches in Nigeria. It also contains the year of establishment, founder and the current general overseer of the congregation.

Church name	Founder	Current senior pastor/general overseer	Date established	Location	Reference
	Rev Josiah Akindayomi		1952	Lagos State	^[2]
The Redeemed Evangelical Mission	Bishop Mike Okonkwo	Bishop Mike Okonkwo	1981	Lagos State	^[3]
		David Oyedepo	1981	Ota, Ogun	^[4]
		Pastor Samuel O. Oladele ^[5]	1930		^[6] ^[7]
			1842	Badagry	^[8]
			1901	Lagos	^[9]
		Chris Oyakhilome	1990	Lagos State	^[10]
		William F. Kumuyi	1982	Lagos State	^[11]
	Moses Orimolade Tunolase		1925		^[12]
		Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya	1989	Yaba	^[13]
			1918		^[14]
	Josiah Ollunowo Ositelu		1925	Ogere	^[15]
			1947		^[16]
	British missionaries	Prelate Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche, JP	1842	Marina/Lagos State	^[17]
	Southern Baptist Convention missionaries		1850/1914		^[18]
		David Ibiyeomie	1997		^[19]
			2000	Akwa Ibom State	^[20]
	Apostle Zilly Aggrey	King-David Zilly Aggrey	1992	Port-Harcourt	^[21]
		Ayo Oritsejafor	1987	Warri	^[22]
Assemblies of God Church	The Holy Spirit	Rev. Chidi Okoroafor	1934	Enugu	^[23]
Evangelical Church Winning All	Walter Gowans, Thomas Kent, Rowland Bingham	Rev. Dr. Stephen Panya Baba	1954	Jos	^[24]
		Colonel Victor Leslie	1920		^[25]
Celebration Church International	Emmanuel Iren	Emmanuel Iren	2012	Lagos	^[26] ^[27]

See also

• List of notable pastors in Nigeria

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nigeria is 2nd Most Religious Country AND has 4th Heaviest Marijuana Use in the World? . bellanaija.com . 23 May 2016. 2015-04-05 .
2. Web site: Our History . rccg.org . 23 May 2016.
3. Web site: TREM – The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, International Headquarters. . 2024-04-02 . The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) . en-US.
4. Web site: About Living Faith Church . davidabioye.org.ng . 23 May 2016.
5. Web site: President Profile. March 2, 2017. March 2, 2017.
6. Web site: About us . cac-worldwide.org . 3 June 2016.
7. Web site: Christ Apostolic Church Nigeria and Overseas . cacworldwideonline.org . 3 June 2016.
8. Web site: Official website . 3 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801044040/http://anglican-nig.org/ . 1 August 2015 .
9. Web site: Official website . 3 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801044040/http://anglican-nig.org/ . 1 August 2015 .
10. Web site: Official website . 3 June 2016.
11. Web site: Official website . 3 June 2016.
12. Web site: Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church . 4 June 2016.
13. Web site: Official website . 4 June 2016.
14. Web site: The Apostolic Church Nigeria – LAWNA. 2021-06-14. en-US.
15. Web site: Home/English. 2021-06-14. www.aladura.net.
16. Web site: Brief History of Celestial Church . celestialchurch.com . 24 May 2016.
17. Web site: Methodist Church Nigeria . 4 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160519192653/http://methodistnigeria.org/ . 19 May 2016 . dead .
18. Web site: Official website . 4 June 2016.
19. Web site: Salvation Ministries | Salvation Ministries. 2016-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031024353/http://smhos.org/salv-min/. 2016-10-31. dead.
20. Web site: About Us . fulllifefoundation.org . 13 August 2020.
21. Web site: http://rhgic.com/.
22. Web site: About WLBC. Word of Life Bible Church. February 13, 2019.
23. Web site: Assemblies of God Nigeria. aognigeria.org. 2020-04-15.
24. Web site: History. 2021-06-14. ECWA USA. en-US.
25. Web site: The Salvation Army Nigeria. September 12, 2021. The Salvation Army Nigeria. en-US.
26. Web site: About CCI . 2023-05-17 . Celebration Church International . en-US.
27. Web site: 2022-11-16 . Celebration Church celebrates 10 years, releases documentary . 2023-05-17 . The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News . en-US.