List of churches in Nigeria

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
The Redeemed Christian Church of God	Rev Josiah Akindayomi	Pastor Enoch Adeboye	1952	Lagos State	[2]
The Redeemed Evangelical Mission	Bishop Mike Okonkwo	Bishop Mike Okonkwo	1981	Lagos State	[3]
Living Faith Church Worldwide	David Oyedepo	David Oyedepo	1981	Ota, Ogun	[4]
Christ Apostolic Church	Joseph Ayo Babalola	Pastor Samuel O. Oladele [5]	1930		[6] [7]
Church of Nigeria	Henry Townsend	Henry Ndukuba	1842	Badagry	[8]
The African Church	Jacob Kehinde Coker	Emmanuel Josiah Udofia	1901	Lagos	[9]
Christ Embassy	Chris Oyakhilome	Chris Oyakhilome	1990	Lagos State	[10]
Deeper Christian Life Ministry	William Kumuyi	William F. Kumuyi	1982	Lagos State	[11]
Cherubim and Seraphim	Moses Orimolade Tunolase		1925		[12]
Mountain of Fire and Miracles	Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya	Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya	1989	Yaba	[13]
The Apostolic Church Nigeria		Emmanuel Segun Awojide	1918	Lagos State	[14]
Roman Catholic Church		Ignatius Ayau Kaigama
Church of the Lord	Josiah Ollunowo Ositelu		1925	Ogere	[15]
Celestial Church of Christ	Samuel Biléhou Joseph Oshoffa		1947	Cotonou	[16]
Methodist Church Nigeria	British missionaries	Prelate Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche, JP	1842	Marina/Lagos State	[17]
Nigerian Baptist Convention	Southern Baptist Convention missionaries	Rev. Israel Akanji	1850/1914		[18]
Salvation Ministries	Pastor David Ibiyeomie	David Ibiyeomie	1997	Port-Harcourt	[19]
Full Life Christian Centre	Rev. Ntia I. Ntia	Rev. Ntia I. Ntia	2000	Akwa Ibom State	[20]
Royal House of Grace International Church	Apostle Zilly Aggrey	King-David Zilly Aggrey	1992	Port-Harcourt	[21]
Word of Life Bible Church	Ayo Oritsejafor	Ayo Oritsejafor	1987	Warri	[22]
Assemblies of God Church	The Holy Spirit	Rev. Chidi Okoroafor	1934	Enugu	[23] [24]
Evangelical Church Winning All	Walter Gowans, Thomas Kent, Rowland Bingham	Rev. Dr. Stephen Panya Baba	1954	Jos	[25]
The Salvation Army	William Booth	Colonel Victor Leslie	1920	Lagos	[26]
Celebration Church International	Emmanuel Iren	Emmanuel Iren	2012	Lagos	[27] [28]

See also

• List of notable pastors in Nigeria

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