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Lagos, Nigeria National Temple: The Apostolic Church Nigeria: 2011 10,000 [41] Lagos, Nigeria Family Worship Center Assemblies of God: 2009 10,000 [42] Asunción, Paraguay House of Hope, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago: Baptist: 2005 10,000 [43] Chicago, United States Indonesian Bethel Church, Rose of Sharon Church Jakarta
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. According to Pew Research, Nigeria is the second most religious country in the world. 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 ...
The Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches comprise the world's largest Christian Church and the largest religious grouping globally. In 2005, there were an estimated 19 million baptised Catholics in Nigeria. [5] In 2010, the Catholic population accounted for approximately 12.6% of the population, [6] 70% of which can be found in Southeast Nigeria.
The Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral [1] or simply Kano Cathedral, [2] is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church in the city of Kano, [3] one of the largest in the African country of Nigeria. [4] It owes its name to the Virgin Mary who Catholics consider the Mother of God, under the invocation of Our Lady of Fatima.
The Methodist Church Nigeria is one of the largest Methodist denominations in the world and one of the largest Christian churches in Nigeria, with around two million members in 2000 congregations. It has seen exponential growth since the turn of the millennium. [24]
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a holiness pentecostal megachurch and denomination headquartered in Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria.With presence in 197 countries and territories of the world and more than 5 million members in Nigeria alone, it is one of the biggest church denominations in the world with over 9 million members worldwide.
The church started two services in Noah's Ark Auditorium on Sundays in order to accommodate the teeming number of worshippers. Within a year, the number of services increased to three. [2] Today, the Noah's Ark Auditorium is the biggest church auditorium in Akwa Ibom and currently has a seating capacity of 10,000. [3]
On Friday 3 October 2023, Dunamis International Gospel Centre's North Bank branch in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria collapsed, killing pastor Emmanuel Ahmed and leaving 4 others injured. [24] [25] The senior pastor of the commission Paul Enenche visited the scene. [26] The state governor Hyacinth Alia also visited the church. [27]