List Of 10 Popular Churches In Nigeria And Their Founders

Think you know your church and
churches in Nigeria very well? Take a
look at this list of 10 popular churches
and their founders.
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