In Nigeria, there are many wealthy churches
which are getting innumerable to take their numbers. Most of these religious
houses are Pentecostal churches. Although, there is the Roman Catholic Church
which leads the chart as the richest church in Nigeria and also in the world.
The following are the richest churches in Nigeria as at this year.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
The
Catholic Church is obviously the largest Christian religious organization in
Nigeria. Going by this fact, they are equally the richest church in the
country. Though the monetary worth of the Catholic Church may not be made
public, however online reports suggest that it’s estimated to worth over $150
billion. The Catholic Church has the largest number of members in the country
and globally. Looking at the stats, the estimated number of baptized members of
the church in the country is about 23.5 million as at 2011. Likewise, there are
affluent individuals attending this church, contributing to their wealth
through freewill donations to cater for its missionaries.
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)
The Second Richest Churches In Nigeria is The Redeemed
Christian Church of God also known as RCCG. As far as Christian religion in
Nigeria is concerned, this church is the most populated Pentecostal church in
the country having the highest members of about 3 million persons.
The wealth of the Redeemed Church of God extends to the
educational sector as they own one of the best and most expensive universities
in the country, Redeemers University. They also have private jets worth
millions of USD in which their General Overseer uses to fly around the world in
preaching the gospel.
Their current G.O, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, is a highly
respected man of God and one of the richest pastors in the world. They have
about 3500 parishes scattered around various states in the country and also
have the largest auditorium that can contain all their members when they
organize prayer crusades.
LIVING FAITH CHURCH INTERNATIONAL
Living Faith Church otherwise called Winners
Chapel International is one of the fastest growing churches in Nigeria. With
that aside, its founder and overseer, Bishop David Oyedepo is the richest
pastor in the country. The wealth is reflected in the properties and abundance
they own. Winners Chapel has a large number of members which has grown
significantly in the last decade when they started. The number is continually
expanding, perhaps because of the kind of worship in the congregation. Among
the resources of Living Faith Church International are universities owned by
David Oyedepo. They include Covenant University and also the affluent pastor is
among Nigerian ministers with private jets which he uses for his traveling to
other countries to preach the gospel at church services.
ANGLICAN CHURCH OF NIGERIA
While the Anglican Church of Nigeria holds the record of being the first church in Nigeria, they are also among the wealthiest religious organization in the country. Their existence can be traced back to the time of the British colonial rule, when the foreigners first preached Christianity to Nigerians.
In Nigeria,
there are fourteen ministerial areas of the Anglican fellowship which are all
headed k Share N Tweet G 0 SHARES by Archbishops who holds authority inside
their individual territories. The “Primate of All Nigeria” is their head whose
central command is in Abuja. There are some lower church heads like priests in
local churches.
BROTHERHOOD
OF THE CROSS AND STAR (BCS)
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is perhaps an unpopular Christian religious group. This has made them to be quite low in number when compared to other top popular churches. Even as the stats isn’t that suiting, the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) is one of the richest churches in Nigeria.
Indeed, the church boasts of rich men and furthermore has a resource that runs into billions of Naira. Basically, BCS was established in 1956 by their Leader Olumba Obu, in Calabar, Cross River State. The followers accept that its founder, Olumba Obu, is the Holy Spirit, so they call him god and Jesus. They believe in reincarnation and other customary African notions.
DEEPER LIFE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
Deeper Life Christian Church is a prominent Christian religious organization that was established by Pastor Williams Folorunsho Kumuyi in 1973. The church is one of the famous churches in the country today and furthermore one of the richest Nigerian places of worship.
Deeper Life Bible Church has an assembly hall which was once the largest
worship center in Africa. It cost them about ₦4 billion to build and they have
branches in each state in the country.
CHRIST EMBASSY
Christ Embassy alternatively known as
Believers’ Love World Incorporated is a major church and a Christian group
established in 1987 by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. The prolific pastor is in
Forbes list of the most richest pastors in the continent. ←
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central headquarters is in Lagos and has worship centres all through the
country. The church has around 13 million members worldwide and is still
growing. All these make them to be one of the richest churches in Nigeria.
THE SYNAGOGUE CHURCH OF ALL NATIONS
The Synagogue Church of all Nations was founded by The
Late T.B. Joshua, Nigeria’s richest prophet worth $10-15 million according to
Forbes. He revealed that God anointed him to begin his ministry and that
was why he established SCOAN. For every Sunday service, about 20,000 members
are in attendance to hear what the man of God has to say.
As it stands, the popularity of SCOAN has gone worldwide
but this rich Church has two branches; one in Ghana while the headquarters is
in Lagos, Nigeria, yet the number of people coming to see T.B Joshua runs in
thousands. The worth of the assets of this church is allegedly estimated at N10
billion.
The SCOAN is even Nigeria’s biggest tourist religious
attraction” and even in West Africa as a whole. You would see thousands of
foreigners with infirmities seeking healing of various ailments queuing just to
attend healing services or even to buy holy water from this church which is
rumored to do miracles.
THE LORD’S CHOSEN CHARISMATIC REVIVAL MINISTRY
The Lord’s Chosen was founded by Lazarus Muoka and it is
a large church that has money and large follower-ship. Headquarters is in Lagos
and they have various branches in many states.
HOUSE ON THE ROCK
This church founded by Pastor Paul Adefarasin is very
popular in Nigeria and also one of the biggest with large membership base. He
is the brain behind “The Experience”, a yearly event that brings gospel
musicians from far and wide down to Nigeria to perform live worship.
That’s the view of the most richest churches in Nigeria. These religious organizations are rated based on their total assets, worth, number of members, stats and genera impression.
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