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 nameFounderCurrent senior pastor/general overseerDate establishedLocationReference
Redeemed Christian Church of GodRev Josiah AkindayomiPastor Enoch Adeboye1952Lagos State[2]
Living Faith Church WorldwideDavid OyedepoDavid Oyedepo1981Ota, Ogun state[3]
Christ Apostolic ChurchJoseph Ayo BabalolaPastor S.O. Ogundare [4]1931[5][6]
Church of NigeriaHenry TownsendNicholas Okoh1842Badagry[7]
The African ChurchJacob Kehinde CokerEmmanuel Josiah Udofia1901Lagos[8]
Christ EmbassyChris OyakhilomeChris Oyakhilome1990Lagos State[9]
Deeper Christian Life MinistryWilliam KumuyiWilliam F. Kumuyi1982Lagos State[10]
Cherubim and SeraphimMoses Orimolade Tunolase1925[11]
Mountain of Fire and MiraclesDr. Daniel Olukoya1989Yaba[12]
The Apostolic Church NigeriaEmmanuel Segun Awojide1918Lagos State
The Lord's ChosenLazarus MuokaLazarus Muoka2002Mushin[13]
Roman Catholic ChurchIgnatius Ayau Kaigama
Church of the LordJosiah Ollunowo Ositelu1930Ogere
Celestial Church of ChristSamuel Biléhou Joseph Oshoffa1947Cotonou[14]
Methodist Church NigeriaBritish missionariesPrelate Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche, JP1842Marina/Lagos State[15]
Nigerian Baptist ConventionSouthern Baptist Convention missionariesRev. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle1850/1914[16]
Salvation MinistriesPastor David IbiyeomieDavid Ibiyeomie1997Port-Harcourt[17]
Full Life Christian CentreRev. Ntia I. NtiaRev. Ntia I. Ntia2000Akwa Ibom State[18]
Royal House of Grace International ChurchApostle Zilly AggreyKing-David Zilly Aggrey1992Port-Harcourt[19]
Word of Life Bible ChurchAyo OritsejaforAyo Oritsejafor1987Warri[20]
Assemblies of God Church The Holy Spirit Rev. Chidi Okoroafor 1934 Enugu [21][22]
Evangelical Church Winning AllWalter Gowans, Thomas Kent, Rowland BinghamRev. Dr. Stephen Panya Baba 1954Jos

See also
  • List of notable pastors in Nigeria

References
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