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The church has its origins in the founding of a prayer group called "Precious Stone" in Ijebu Ode by the Anglican leader Joseph Shadare in 1918. [1] [2] In 1922, the group left the Anglican Church. [3] The group joined the Apostolic Church in 1931. [4] [5] In 1938, the denomination counted 120 churches in Nigeria. [6]
In 1994, Samuel Jemigbon made rapid progress in the construction of the structure in his tenure as the third LAWNA Territorial Chairman. [1] The National Temple was completed on 19 November 2011 under the pastorship Gabriel Olutola who described it as "the House built with prayers" and "a symbol of the church's unification."
Gabriel Oladele Olutola (4 April 1933 – 14 February 2024) was a Nigerian-born author, pastor and motivational speaker. [2] He was the former President of The Apostolic Church Nigeria and chairman, Lagos, Western and Northern Areas (LAWNA) after he was inducted simultaneously into both posts in 2011 and 2009 respectively. [3]
Samuel Gbadebo Adegboyega, MON (1 April 1896 – 23 October 1979) was a Nigerian Christian clergyman widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of Pentecostalism in Nigeria.
Upon completing his education at the Metropolitan College, Lagos, Jemigbon was a class teacher in a local school in his community before he left to become full member of The Apostolic Church in 1969 where he rose through the ranks of district pastor and LAWNA Territorial administrative secretary to become the third LAWNA Territorial Chairman ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 January 2025. 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, founder ...
It was founded by The Apostolic Church Nigeria, LAWNA (Lagos, Western and Northern Areas) Territory, which has its headquarters at Olorunda-Ketu, Lagos. The university was named after the first Nigerian Superintendent of the church, Pastor Samuel Gbadebo Adegboyega.
The Apostolic Church is an international Christian denomination and Pentecostal movement that emerged from the Welsh Revival of 1904–1905.Although the movement began in the United Kingdom, the largest national Apostolic Church became the Apostolic Church Nigeria.