Celebration Church International

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Celebration Church International
Classification Evangelicalism
Theology Charismatic
Origin11 November 2012(11 years ago) (11 November 2012) Ikotun Lagos, Nigeria
Official website ccing.org

Celebration Church International (also known as CCI) is an international charismatic Christian denomination headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] [2] It was founded by Emmanuel Iren and has several branches located in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. [3] [4]

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History

Celebration Church International first started as a campus youth fellowship called "Triumphal Youth Fellowship" in Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State. [5] The fellowship was founded in 2008, and was led by Emmanuel Iren while he was an undergraduate student at the university. [6]

In November 2012, the church was officially established and inaugurated. Two years after, in 2014, the church was renamed from Life Triumphal Church to Celebration Church International. [7] [8]

The church's first branch was in opened in Ikotun, Lagos. With time, Celebration Church International was moved to Ikeja and later expanded to other parts of the world. [9]

Locations

Celebration Church International has over 16 campuses in different cities in Nigeria including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Abeokuta, Uyo, and Ibadan. Its headquarters is located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. [10] [11]

Celebration Church International also has four branches located in the United Kingdom (Birmingham, London, Manchester and Glasgow), [12] [13] two branches in Canada (Toronto and Ottawa) and one branch each in the United States.

Beliefs

The theological standing of the church is Pentecostal. The church's website outlines that it believes in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. [14] [15]

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