[28] Peter DiTomasso, MSSCC Rituals and forms of worship were strictly those of the home country of the original missionaries. The study aims to estimate the effect, causes and probable solutions of church proliferation in Nigeria. This is because religion is not fossil but a living and dynamic phenomenon that will surely continue to increase. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Many Nigerians believe that their country, as Africas biggest economy, needs an energetic leader. Proliferation of Churches: Causes and Effects on Church Growth. Church proliferation has positive impact but the negative part of it is more and has covered up the good side of it which makes people to see church proliferation as menace to the nation. To the real men of God, they need to stop preaching prosperity only in their churches but to preach on righteousness and holiness and the true word of God to their congregation which will prevent their congregation from being deceived from fake miracles performing pastors that full the nation. Once approved as a pontifical-right congregation, they are directly accountable to the Holy See, although apostolic ministries still need to be authorized by the local bishops. The erstwhile Vicar General of Calabar Diocese, Rev Msgr Godwin Akpan (of blessed memory), became the first Rector of the Seminary (1977-1988), and later the first Acting Superior General of the Society (1988-1995). The list and names of churches in this nation is inexhaustible and incomplete. As at 2021, the Society has recorded the ordination of 320 priests, 2 deacons and 1 incardination. Religion in Nigeria (being the most populous African country with a population of over 225 million as of 2022) is diverse. Explore Your Faith. Religious congregation View history A religious congregation is a type of institute in the Catholic Church. [70], The history of Christianity in Nigeria and how Christianity came to be can be traced back to the 15th century, when the Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive the shores of the region via the Atlantic. [129], Nigeria has become an African hub for the Grail Movement, inspired by the work of Abd-ru-shin, principally In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message.[130]. Support Asia's largest network of Catholic journalists and editors. It has been shown in Table 24 that church proliferation has led to the increase in both air and noise pollution in this nation was confirmed by 56%, while 22% disagreed and 22% also indifferent. Why do we have many churches in Nigeria? 36% of the respondents agreed that the God commission to churches have been abandoned as a result of church proliferation, 30% disagreed while 34% cannot decide (Table 19). Society of Divine Vocations. There are also about 380,000 New Apostolic Church parishes constituting about 6.5 million believers|New Apostolic Christians in Nigeria include: 1) The Redeemed Church, 4) Deeper Life Church, 5) Overcomers' Ministries and other new springs. In addition to ensuring access to, and the continual fertility of, both land and people, seasonal carnivals act as a spectacle for "tourism" contributing to regional productivity. There are now 21 Nigerian Home Visitor Sisters and 15 Nigerian Home Visitor Associates. [98] Cardinal Francis Arinze is a Roman Catholic Cardinal from Nigeria. 42% agreed that church proliferation also causes increase in deaf and hypertensive patients of the nation, 18% undecided while 40% disagreed (Table 25). New leaders are assuming office in the midst of increasing violence against the Church, Father Anthony Ikechukwu Kanu, OSA, the new president of the Conference of Major Superiors of Nigeria (Photo: supplied). Churches springing up at will, rooms and sitting rooms are being converted to churches more than shops or business organizations without any meaningful impact. 2249 Shore Road Catholic men's religious congregations ministering in the United States Congregations in bold: superior is a member of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men Others listed here are diocesan foundations (members do not take religious vows or a major superior does not reside in the United States) Header photo credit: P 10. They commonly preach peaceful co-existence and do not sympathize with Islamic extremism. Often, unrest between warring factions takes on ethnic and religious dimensions in Nigeria, which is divided between the predominantly Christian south and the Muslim-majority north. Since then, priestly ordinations have become a yearly event in the Society. For example, two indigenous women's religious congregations were founded in the 1930's and Missionary Sisters from Ireland came to Nigeria more than three decades before Nigerian independence in 1960. 72% of the respondents were workers in their church while 28% were just members (Table 8). Nevertheless, a wedding in the Anglican cathedral in Lagos was usually a gathering of the elite of the entire country, and of Lagos and Yorubaland in particular. The increase in the Bible Schools and Colleges without regulation in this nation also contributed to the increase at the rate churches are springing up. By this act, churches have been turning to business ventures with different names, missions, ideas and general overseers (GOs) without any positive impact on the country. Bishops-team reports to Vatican on Indian cathedral desecration, Indian priest, three nuns among six killed in road tragedy, Indian pastor, wife held for alleged religious conversion, TheRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhouis anarchdioceselocated in the city, With a land area of 10,103.4 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers civil districts of Mumbai City, Mumbai, In a land area of 18,441 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers three civil districts of Ujjain, Shajapur and, TheRoman Catholic Diocese of Hengzhou/Hengchow/Hengyang(Latin:Hemceuven(sis),Chinese) is. The teachings of General Overseers and Pastors in charge must be on Holiness and Righteousness that will be able to change moral decadence of the People in other to reduce the corruption and atrocities that are prominent in the nation which is underrating the positive impact of Church Proliferation. The sisters are blessed to serve ministries in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, and in nearby Gwagwalada, and in Ichama, Benue State, and in more remote outstation areas. [92], There are over 300,000 Early Pentecostal Apostolic Churches parishes in Nigeria having about 4.2 million adherents. He ran for president with another Muslim on the ticket Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno state in the northeast, which has been the epicenter of Boko Harams campaign of terrorism for over a decade. The major church proliferation was observed at the end of 1973 revivals and crusades that served as a venue by which Pentecostalism got introduced into the country. Three members of the Society are now bishops in Nigeria: Most Rev Anthony Adaji, MSP of Idah Diocese (2007), Most Rev Hyacinth Egbebo, MSP of Bomadi Diocese (2008) and Most Rev Anselm Umoren, MSP Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja Archdiocese (2012). [29][13][31], Nigeria has one of the largest Muslim populations in West Africa. It makes people to realize that Nigeria is very religious and that many Christian churches abound in the country (Adamolekun, 2012). Among Christians, about a quarter are Catholic, three quarters are Protestant, and about 750,000 belong to other Christian denominations and a few of them are Orthodox Christians. Terumah, February 25, 2023 February 22, 2023. [104], The bulk of religious violence exists mainly in impoverished urban centers in the northern regions of the country, although coastal centers in the south are also prone to instances of political violence based on religious beliefs, as this is where the non-Hausa Christian minorities reside that are disfavored by the predominantly Hausa Muslim government. Table10 shows that 76% of the respondents have attended at least one church before their present church while 24% have not change from their first church. However, the negative effects brought about by the proliferation of churches are over riding the good side of it which is reflecting in the current situation in the country where corruption and moral decadence are the order of the day. J. October edition, 8(23):1857-7881. They are legally established from religious orders - the other major type of religious institute - in that members take simple vows, whereas members of religious orders take solemn vows . A Christian community in Nigeria's Plateau state has held its first service since being attacked by Fulani jihadists in July, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Most Sufis follow the Kadiriyya, Tijaniyya or Mouride movements. All major urban centers, all universities, and the new capital of Abuja had areas set aside for the major religions to build churches and mosques and for burial grounds. Federal Research Division. 54% of the respondents were working with government, 18% were traders, 4% were looking for job while 20% were engaging in different kind of works that were not given options to in the questionnaire distributed (Table 4). The proliferation has no positive impact or brings negative effect on the nation which makes people doubt if churches have not been turned into business ventures, and to the extent that the Government wants to place taxes on churches like other business companies in the nation which will confirm churches to be business organizations. There were also breakaway, or Africanized churches, that blended traditional Christian symbols with indigenous symbols. 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Likewise, the bible says we should test all spirits, if we know God and have the spirit of God in us, we will not enter or worship in any of these money oriented churches that are spread all over the nation. Against all odds and adversity, Fr. History [ edit] These General Chapters produced Very Rev Fr Hyacinth Egbebo, MSP, Very Rev Fr Anselm Umoren, MSP, Very Rev Fr Victor Onwukeme, MSP, and Very Rev Fr Callistus Isara, MSP, as Superiors General respectively. ", "Site of the Nigerian Baptist Convention", "Home - First Pentecostal Church | Christ Apostolic Church", "Deeper Christian Life Ministry your spiritual welfare is our concern". 4. Although the approval of the Rules for the new congregation had been decreed in 1838, the final decree of approval was given by Pope Pius IX in July of 1846. The study aims to estimate the effect, causes and probable solutions of church proliferation in Nigeria. It was founded by Cardinal Dominic Ekandem in 1976. National Renewal Centre (NRC) This is to; 1. [23][24][25] Northern Nigeria has also been the site of ongoing Islamist insurgency which has led to the death and displacement of tens of thousands of people. Many Sunni Muslims are members of Sufi brotherhoods or Tariqa. [107], The majority of Christians now are found in the south east, South-South, south west and Middle-belt region. The study was based on the analysis of fifty structured questionnaires that were distributed among people both in and out of Churches of different denominations using purposive sampling technique method. The Church of Nigeria has about 17 million members. As with other areas in African continent, Roman Catholics and Anglicans each tended to establish areas of hegemony in southern Nigeria. Nigeria ranked as the ninth most dangerous country to be a Christian on the 2021 World Watch List. The rate at which churches are springing up is the same with the way crimes and corruptions are spreading all over the nation. Likewise, the real men of God should not mix up with the world and stop going after material things which can lead to misleading of their congregation and make them to fall into wrong hands which can lead to the spreading of fake churches. [97] It has about 19 million members in Nigeria in 2005. Secondly, to promote collaboration among religious institutes and societies of apostolic life. Likewise it is a great source of solution to peoples problems. The following are some factors responsible for church proliferation in Nigeria: 1. The first member of the Society trained in the seminary, Fr John Osom, MSP was ordained on June 22, 1985, and eleven other members were ordained the next year. Table 27 and Figure 7 shows that righteousness and holiness have been neglected by churches nowadays, 16% disagreed while 10% undecided. It was confirmed in the Table 12 and Figure 2 by respondents that different doctrines and beliefs of churches cause church proliferation while just 10% disagree and 8% did not take any decision. 6. Love of money: Many people because of love of money are using churches or religion to dupe innocent believers of their resources such as buildings, cars, properties and money by deceiving them with fake/false prophecies. The negative impacts on the nation is not peculiar on the proliferation of churches alone, the spreading of the two major religions, Christianity and Islam in the nation which led to increase in churches and mosques, in turn led to increase in the number of Pastors and Muslim clerics which has a negative impacts on the leaders at the helm of affairs of the nation. [95], Also, Nigerian pastors are rumored to be great in wealth. Serving diverse cultures, often much different from their own life experience, our priests and brothers help members of Gods family overcome many different challenges while leading them to deepen their spirituality and love for God. They administered the country indirectly, strengthening local elites when they were able to represent power. As Sisters of Mercy, we offer spiritual resources through our prayers, spiritual reflections and our retreat centers. People with different kind of spirituals and physicals problems got solutions to their problems through revivals and crusades organized by these churches that brought healing, deliverance from the bondage of oppressing powers and miracles. Copyright Union of Catholic Asian News. [131] The ideative field of activity with its Hours of Worship and Grail Festivals, lecture events, readings, discussion evenings, seminars, events for children and young people, art exhibitions, concerts and more besides, comprises the actual activity of the Movement. The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria finally made the decision to establish the National Missionary Seminary of St Paul at its meeting in Kaduna in September 1976. The present rate of church proliferation in the country is such as having a minimum of fifty different churches on a street of few kilometers long, having some or more different churches sharing the same story building in Urban Areas and Cities where there are lack of space . [103], The largest ethnic groups in Nigeria are Hausa-Fulani Muslims, the Tarok, Igbo, Kataf which are Christians, And the Yoruba which are almost evenly divided between Islam and Christianity. info@hhcj.org + 08037938596 About Us The Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus is an international Congregation of Sisters, founded by Mary Mother Charles Magdalen, a religious Sister of Charity who came to Nigeria in 1923. . The Congregation of Sons of Mary Mother of Mercy is an indigenous male Religious Congregation founded by Most Rev. Evil of Proliferation of commercial oriented churches May 1st, 2015. This research work revealed that the wild fire springing up of churches in this country is not as a result of yielding to the commission given by God to human kind to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations but lack of job, love of money, power and position, people taking corners to become general overseers of churches in other to acquire worldly materials at the expense of their congregation. The weeklong conference, which ends on Jan. 14, started on Jan 8. which will proclaim the mercy of God to the world and, by . In a speech in the European Parliament, in October 2022, bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, compared the situation of Christians in his country to "nothing short of a Jihad clothed in many names: terrorism, kidnappings, killer herdsmen, banditry, other militia groups" and called on the international community to abandon what he termed a "conspiracy of silence" on the subject. In a motu proprio published on Nov 4, the pope modifies canon law so that it is no longer necessary for local bishops merely to consult with Rome before officially recognizing religious communities, but also to receive the express written approval of the pope. 7. They were for the most part ritually and doctrinally identical to the parent church, although more African music, and later dance and dressage/vesture, entered and mixed with the imported church services. This is because according to him, Jesus was reported in the bible to have said that the gospel should be preached to all nation (Mark 16:15) and Paul in Philippians 1:15 to18 support church proliferation for the expansion of the kingdom of God. 3. The society is witnessing proliferation of churches which has brought changes in values, created job employment, Western Education by establishing both Elementary and Tertiary Institution and Hospitals. Missionaries of Divine Mercy, Erena, (Male Religious) E. KAFIN KORO DEANERY: 1. These churches have spilled over into adjacent and southern areas of the middle belt. Several administrations at the federal level have made efforts to counter this, which are still ongoing. 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM; Fri. 9:30 AM to 12 Noon. 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On Mission Sunday, October 23, 1977, the seminary was opened on its temporary site in Iperu Remo. 42% support the motion that church proliferation creates job opportunities while 42% did not take note of it and 16% cannot say (Table 21). The vast majority of Muslims in Nigeria are Sunni belonging to Maliki school of jurisprudence; however, a sizeable minority also belongs to Shafi madhhab. Also, during this period, Jehovah's Witnesses began their missionary work in Nigeria and soon spread throughout the country[117][118]. [105] Non-Hausa groups residing in southern regions of Nigeria are marginalized by the republic, treated as second-class citizens, and denied their entitlements. Another impact is the formation of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) which stands as a pressure group and an umbrella which Christians use as a mouth-piece to fight any injustice or government politics that are against the interest of the Christians in the nation. The Conference of Major Superiors of Nigeria has appointed a new leadership team at its ongoing annual meeting in the West African nation. Most students (Christians) especially jobless graduated Bible College students see it as a license to plant/open a church after completion of the college without considering the necessity of God calling. On October 13, 1984, a new permanent site of the seminary campus was opened in Gwagwalada, Abuja, for the study of Philosophy and Theology, and the Iperu campus remained the two-year spiritual Formation House. It was organized in response to the request of Pope Pius XII who, in l950, urged Religious around the world to come together in national associations. Respondents (70%) as shown in Table 1 falls between the age range of 20 and 39 years, while other age ranges shared the remaining 30%. Unbelievers cry out", "Atheism in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities - Modern Ghana", "What if Zuckerberg were a Nigerian atheist? A Nigerian Islamic preacher, Abdulmutallab Mohammed Auwal, has charged Muslims to consider the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Muslim/Muslim ticket as a call to Jihad. https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Nigeria_Church_Records#:~:text=churches%20in%20Nigeria-,Historical%20Background,having%20about%204.2%20million%20adherents. [50][51] Ibrahim Zakzaky introduced many Nigerians to Shia Islam. The U.S. government filed a complaint in 1993 accusing him of banking the proceeds from narcotics trafficking. [108] It is estimated that around half the Nigerian population today are Muslim, while just under half are Christian. This article is published under the terms of the Creative In 1996 it had about 710 conclaves/Lodges or Iledi in Nigeria and overseas. [58] There are numerous Ahmadiyya centres in Nigeria including the Baitur-Raheem Mosque in Ibadan inaugurated in 2008,[59] the Mubarak Mosque in Abuja, which is the last Ahmadiyya mosque, built in the first century of the Ahmadiyya Caliphate. In 1986, the members of the Society were sent on foreign missions for the first time to Cameroon, Liberia and the United States of America. Olagoke SA (2016). Hsu et al. [18] The middle belt of Nigeria contains the most of the minority ethnic groups in Nigeria and they are mostly Christians and Christian converts, as well as members of traditional religions with few Muslim converts. 3. As Nigeria, by far Africa's most populous country, headed into its February 25, 2023, Presidential election, the Biden Administration continued its almost inexplicable policy of downplaying both the ongoing rampant slaughter there and the religious dynamics behind it. Other merits include rapid evangelization, development of new leadership, provision of check and balance to orthodox churches, promote specialization in ministry and enhance the provision of an atmosphere in which human problems are at times solved. The Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary minister in many nations: USA, Canada, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Great Britain, Nigeria, Cameroon, India and Indonesia. Errico each year while on retreat. Click on a title below to expand and learn more about the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary background. He was a Cameroonian preacher who slammed the government, something which led to his arrest in Nigeria in 1975, yet by 1972 many people followed him across society, ranging from the elite to Koranic students called almajiral or gardawa and unemployed migrants. People living side by side with the church constantly experienced noise pollution emanating from blaring loud speakers at no respect to time in the day even worst during the night, which can cause noise induced hearing loss which can also lead to stress induced aliments like hypertension, diabetics and psychiatric problems. [73][74][75] According to a 2011 Pew report, over 80 million Nigerians are Christians. Statistical descriptive method was used to analyze the information collected from the respondents. They want to implement Sharia law across the whole of Nigeria. 60% agree that increase in bible colleges contributed immensely to the church proliferation in the nation while 18% say no and 22% indifferent (Table 17). Commons Attribution License 4.0. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Institute embarked on missions around the world; Argentina (1912), Uruguay (1938), USA (1953), India (1982), Slovakia (1994), Germany in , Canada in Cameroon and Great Britain in 2020. The acts in a given traditional carnival is dependent on the type of gods or goddesses to be worshiped. Since then, in addition to these countries and Nigeria, members of the Society now work in Botswana, the Gambia, Malawi, Chad, South Africa, South Sudan, Kenya, Central Africa Republic, the Bahamas, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and Grenada. Although she is young and vibrant, she is growing from strength to strength. The author has not declared any conflict of interests. The association was established in 1970 in response to a call by Pope Pius XII in 1950 which asked religious congregations to come together to form national associations. The Cherubim and Seraphim Church et cetera. Table 13, 14, and Figure 3 shows that 72% agreed that the love of money is the root of church proliteration, 12% disagree while 16% sit on the fence. The Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary are represented in many nations: USA . The associating of adherents of the Grail Message creates the foundation and the outer setting for the holding of hours for the joint worship of God (Hours of Worship) and Grail Festivals. In 2011, Colombia became a new opportunity to spread the charism of our Founder, St. Gaetano Errico. The role of religious leaders in repositioning children and youths in the -Economic development of Nigeria'' A lecture presentation on August 31st, 2016. . Government should enforce the law banning the use of outside public addresses system by churches located within residential areas. By comparison, Catholics and members of the historically black Protestant tradition are less likely to say they have sought a new congregation. 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