[32] In Nigeria, about 52 percent of the population is Muslim, The Muslim population in Nigeria continues to grow. [54] Most Nigerian Sufis follow the Qadiriyya, Tijaniyyah or Mouride movement. We are a religious congregation for women within the Roman Catholic Church. Male respondents were 58% while 42% were female (Table 2). A portrait of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, at a party press conference in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday. Sci. According to the Annuario Pontificio, there are four branches of religious orders: For this reason, they engineer little quarrel in their present church, take few people (members) along to establish their own church. On the other hand, the negative impacts of Church Proliferation are as follows; 1. Explore Your Faith. The headquarter of Shia is Zaria where the leader lives with his family. The weeklong conference, which ends on Jan. 14, started on Jan 8. copyright of this article. [61], The Kala Kato are a Nigerian group of Quranists. [26], Figures in the most recent edition of The World Christian Encyclopedia (Johnson and Zurlo 2020) draw on figures assembled and updated as part of the World Christian Database (WCD); these put those who identify as Christians on 46.3%, and Muslims on 46.2 and ethnic religions on 7.2%. Also, the doctrinal differences that emanate as a result of split usually confuse the members of the churches. [108] It is estimated that around half the Nigerian population today are Muslim, while just under half are Christian. 2. Office HoursMon.-Thur. Anyone can read what you share. Tinubu, who turns 71 later this month, was governor in Lagos between 1999 and 2007, where he is credited with pioneering reforms that led to transformation of the state, now Nigeria's economic . In the run-up to this election, Mr. Tinubu used the slogan, Its my turn flaunting his role as kingmaker, but also alienating many voters. [12], Religion in Nigeria (CIA World Factbook estimate[1] based on 2018 survey data)[2], Religion in Nigeria (ARDA 2020 estimate)[3][4], Religion in Nigeria (Pew 2020 estimate)[5], Most Nigerian Christians are Protestant (broadly defined), though about a quarter are Catholic. Unequal Christians of Asian Churches is a new series of features aimed to help us see prejudice and bias that are at work in our Church. [96], The Archdioceses of the Roman Catholic Church are: Abuja, Onitsha, Jos, Benin City, Calabar, Ibadan, Lagos, and Owerri. The words of St Paul we are ambassadors for Christ, (2Cor 5, 20) is the motto and basis for the existence of the Society. Provide the likely solutions to the church proliferation. ", "Nigeria Must Remain Neutral When It Comes To Religion", "Is it harder to "come out" as an atheist if you're black? The Cherubim and Seraphim Church et cetera. ISKCON has inaugurated the Vedic Welfare Complex in Apapa. [123] As the community multiplied across cities and became diverse in its engagements it elected its own National Spiritual Assembly by 1979[124] and Operation World[unreliable source] estimated 1000 Bahs in 2001[125] though the Association of Religion Data Archives (relying mostly on the World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 34,000 Bahs in 2005. Feb. 14 Ash Wednesday. Fax: 717-457-0094 Solutions to the negative impact brought about by church proliferation lie greatly on the effectiveness and readiness of government of the nation to enforce the laws of the land such as environmental law against noise pollution. The Conference of Major Superiors of Nigeria (MEN) was formed in 1970, at Ibadan. 42% support the motion that church proliferation creates job opportunities while 42% did not take note of it and 16% cannot say (Table 21). Are the churches turned into profit making business venture? Table 27 and Figure 7 shows that righteousness and holiness have been neglected by churches nowadays, 16% disagreed while 10% undecided. This study is going to find the reason(s) why the spreading of churches has negative impact, and also aims to examine the cause(s) of church proliferation in the nation that has no effect. Nigerian Islam has become heterogenous with the springing up of many Islamic sects. 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. Others deride Mr. Tinubu, the candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress party, as corruption personified and accuse him of looting state coffers as the governor of Lagos. Feb. 28, 2023. One of the major positive social impacts of church growth which led to church proliferation is seen in the number of churches all over the country that established Nursery and Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Universities which provided job opportunities for many people, likewise Teaching Hospitals and Mission Hospitals are also established by these churches that provided good health care services and job opportunities to many people. 60% of the respondents agreed that lack of job contributed majorly to the cause of church proliferation, 12% sit on the fence while 28% disagree as shown in Table 11 and Figure 1. . The new team will hold office for the next two years. 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. 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%. [109], An increasing number of mission stations and mission bookstores, along with churches serving southern enclaves and northern Christians in the northern cities and larger towns, are found in the Muslim north. It was founded by Cardinal Dominic Ekandem in 1976. [120], After an isolated presence in the late 1920s,[121] the Bah Faith in Nigeria begins with pioneering Bahs coming to Sub-Saharan West Africa in the 1950s especially following the efforts of Enoch Olinga who directly and indirectly affected the growth of the religion in Nigeria. Nigeria is number seven on Open Doors 2022 World Watch List, an annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. They administered the country indirectly, strengthening local elites when they were able to represent power. In a report, Aid to the Church . Secondly, there will be economic loss; some business appointment will not be met due to the hours spent in the traffic jam and also there is uncertainty and unreliability in every service of the vehicles. 64% of the respondents agreed that some churches of nowadays have turned to business ventures while 20% did not support the point and 16% were indifferent (Table 16 and Figure 5). 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. Hence, they were not committed to missionary work. The author has not declared any conflict of interests. 66% of the respondents confirmed that the crime rate in the nation increases as churches increases while just 16% disagreed and 18% cannot express their view (Table 26). The role of religious leaders in repositioning children and youths in the -Economic development of Nigeria'' A lecture presentation on August 31st, 2016. He has also claimed that without his influence, Mr. Buhari, who lost the presidential elections several times before winning his first term in 2015, would never have become president. KADUNA, NigeriaAuthorities have yet to identify suspects or make arrests after a complete congregation of Baptists worshipers was kidnapped on the morning of Oct. 31 in a rural area 50 miles . 72% of the respondents were workers in their church while 28% were just members (Table 8). The Conference of Major Superiors of Nigeria has three objectives under the new leadership, Father Kanutold UCANews. Mr. Tinubu has faced allegations of corruption and questions over the source of his wealth. 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. The Pew Forum in a 2010 report compared reports from several sources. By obeying their stomach call instead of calling from God, the so call stomach calling pastors are many in the nation there by causing the uncontrollable springing up of churches. Most Sufis follow the Kadiriyya, Tijaniyya or Mouride movements. He says he is 70, but his real age is a matter of dispute. Email: MssccDevl@outlookcom Olagoke SA (2016). 9, 22). What is the impact of church proliferation on the people, religion and Nation as a whole? [126][127], Hinduism spread to Nigeria mainly by immigration of Hindus from India and of Hare Krishna Missionaries. [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. [113] The works of the Presbyterian Church in Calabar from Scotland by missionaries like Rev Hope M. Waddell, who arrived in Calabar 10 April 1846, in the 19th century and that of Mary Slessor of Calabar are examples. Rituals and forms of worship were strictly those of the home country of the original missionaries. While religious conflict is not new in Nigeria's borders, in the 1980s, serious outbreaks of violence between Christians and Muslims, and between the latter and the government occurred, mainly in the North. Archdeacon T. A. J. P 10. Improper ventilation: Air as informed by the medical experts serves as nourishment to our bodies just as much as food as drink. that come along with church proliferation. [15] In terms of Nigeria's major ethnic groups' religious affiliations, the Hausa ethnic group in the north is mostly Muslim[16] the Yoruba tribe in the west is divided among mainly Muslims and Christians[17] with many followers of traditional religions, while the Igbos of the east and the Ijaw in the south are predominantly Christians with some practitioners of traditional religions. Half of the respondents attended all weekly church services, 30% every Sunday, 6% once a month while 14% attended occasionally (Table 7). Table 20 and Figure 7 shows that 78% confirmed that church proliferation has its positive impact while 16% undecided and did not notice. 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). Mr. Tinubu is revered by some as a political wizard and the . Formation houses can be as large as twenty-five to forty members. The winner of Nigeria's presidential election, Bola Tinubu, is a divisive figure in Africa's most populous country. 2 Cor. ", "TRUE Africa - How social media is helping atheists survive in one of the most religious places on earth", "Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah", "Laws Penalizing Blasphemy, Apostasy and Defamation of Religion are Widespread | Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project", https://humanists.international/2017/12/humanist-association-nigeria-achieves-formal-recognition-17-year-campaign/, "Nigeria's undercover atheists: In their words", "Nigeria is number 7 on the World Watch List", "The Government has failed us in Nigeria, and the West is complicit", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Nigeria&oldid=1142411272. There have been and still are many hot and cold wars in the name of religions according to Fayomi (1993) and confirmed by Nigeria Newspoint (2015). J. October edition, 8(23):1857-7881. It was shown in Table 15 and Figure 4 that 84% supported that power tussle in the churches also lead to church proliferation, 6% disagree while 10% cannot decide. This action of the Nigerian Bishops received the approval of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples in October 1978 (Prot. This is true of our religious family, Sons of Mary Mother of. [80], The Nigerian Baptist Convention claims about three million baptized members. Although she is young and vibrant, she is growing from strength to strength. An outbreak of kidnappings by armed gangs has affected people from all walks of life and parts of the country. [79] The Yoruba area contains a large Anglican population, while Igboland is mainly Anglican and Catholic and the Edo area is predominantly Assemblies of God, which was introduced into Nigeria by Augustus Asonye and his associates at Old Umuahia. These can lead to three major environmental effects such as psychological and physiological effects due to longer time spent in the traffic jam. Although churches proliferation has certain demerits as noted earlier, but Adesanya (2011) note that they are not strong enough for total commendations of the phenomenon. Churches can be helpful in reducing the noise pollution by avoiding outside public address system usage during their programmes, to put themselves into the shoes of their neighbours. Even medium-sized towns (20,000 persons or more) with an established southern enclave had local churches, especially in the middle belt, where both major religions had a strong foothold. This will reduce the patronage of these fake miracle churches and force them to wind up in the nation. Based on the outcome of the survey conducted and points raised in the concluding part of this study, the study will like to humbly recommend the following: 1. The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) got 1,496,687 valid votes whiles the fourteen other aspirants together got the remaining 666,298. They commonly preach peaceful co-existence and do not sympathize with Islamic extremism. Meanwhile, the practices are not the same; they have some similarities and differences. It is sad and disheartening that the springing up of churches nowadays fails to stop or reduce moral decadence in the society which ought to be the major impact of churches in our society. Rome, Nov 4, 2020: Pope Francis has restricted the right of diocesan bishops to establish new religious congregations. Economic recession in the country which resulted into increase in poverty levels of the citizenry have led some people to convert their living room into churches since they can quotes some verses of the Bible and there after. This study aims to find answers to the following researchable questions; 1. Traffic congestion: Every street where churches are located always experience traffic jam during the churches special programme, for example there are always traffic jam on Lagos Ibadan express way whenever one of the churches located along the route was having a special programme especially those conducted monthly which was always characterized with slower speed, longer trip and increase queuing which cause inconveniencies to other road users. [132] Membership is open to all adults who embrace a non-idolatrous faith in God. Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo (2001 23 November 2007), later bishop. History [ edit] Nigeria has shown over the past 80 years a steady increase of mostly indigenous women's (and also foreign) religious organizations. Federal Research Division. 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. [146] This was followed by recognition of the Atheist Society of Nigeria, the Northern Nigerian Humanist Association and the Nigerian Secular Society.[147]. [7][8] The country is home to some of the world's largest Christian and Muslim populations, simultaneously. 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. 5. The rate at which churches are springing up in Nigeria is alarming, almost every street in the nation has at least two churches not counting (put in consideration) the rooms and parlous (sitting rooms) which are converted to churches as revealed by a study which collaborated the redeemed Christian church of God five minutes walkable distance church planting vision across the nation. Congregation of Brothers in Nigeria are: *Brothers of St. Stephen, Holy Trinity Cathedral, PO BOX 411, Onitsha, Anambra. Churches springing up at will, rooms and sitting rooms are being converted to churches more than shops or business organizations without any meaningful impact. [29][13][31], Nigeria has one of the largest Muslim populations in West Africa. Major congregations of the larger Anglican and Roman Catholic missions represented elite families of their respective areas, although each of these churches had members from all levels and many quite humble church buildings. Our centre is in Garam, Niger State. Against this background, the Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa has published a Report on Nigeria Violence (2019-2022) .It is a careful and thorough piece of work, giving a monthly breakdown of religiously based killings and abductions in this period as well as the factors contributing to the variation between months. [60] Ahmadiyyas have also established a weekly newspaper called "The Truth" which is the first Muslim newspaper in the country. Stopping of establishment of churches in residential area was opposed by 62% while 16% supported it and 12% undecided. Proliferation of Churches: Causes and Effects on Church Growth. [97] It has about 19 million members in Nigeria in 2005. [95], Also, Nigerian pastors are rumored to be great in wealth. If the enforcement of the law of environment on public noise pollution as implemented by Lagos state Government of Nigeria on June 18 and October 28, 2009 where by one of branches of Redeems Christian church of God and Mountain of fire church were shut down due to the use of Public Address System which caused disturbance to their Neighbors. Estimates suggest 80-85 million Nigerians identify as Muslim (roughly 50% of the total population), of which the majority are probably Sunni (60 million), though this is not a unified identity and includes a wide variety of different viewpoints. 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. These are generous lay faithful who support the work of the Society with their time, talents, resources and prayers. [22] In some of these states, sharia courts are optional arbitration courts for personal status issues where as in others, sharia has effectively replaced the formerly secular state level legal system in both civil and criminal contexts. The exposure to carbon monoxide by the people in the traffic jam can lead to Asthma, Bronchitis, Lung and Heart diseases and respiratory allergies. Mission Statement. Subsequent decades have seen the problem worsen, and insurgencies and new conflicts arise. These radical Muslims were inspired by Alhaji Mohammed Marwa Maitatsine. [92], There are over 300,000 Early Pentecostal Apostolic Churches parishes in Nigeria having about 4.2 million adherents. To all people attending churches, they should seek for God and know the living God. Nigeria accounted for the vast majority of religious sisters kidnapped last year, with seven. 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. Phone: 609-927-5600 Many of our sisters serve as spiritual directors and help people take time to reflect and see God working in their lives. In general, church proliferation would have been a great benefit unto this nation if this so called General Overseers and Pastors are really called by God and waited for God instructions/directions on the establishment of churches because, not all Pastors called by God are directed to establish a church but due to the calling of stomach and hand work of men, churches are springing up uncontrollably without Spiritual impact which bring about the negative impact being experienced in the nation presently. Fairfield, PA 17320 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. This rapid multiplication of churches according to Ibiyinka (2011) borne out of the understanding that there is freedom of religious worship in Nigeria. 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. Linwood, NJ 08221 Like St Paul, the members are driven by the love of Christ (Cf. 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Unemployment: The major causes of springing up of churches in the country is unemployments, most graduates being produced in our educational institutions do not have job opportunities and our institutions are still bringing out graduates every year which increase the number of jobless graduates in the country, some of them looking for means of livelihood undergo six month courses in one of the Bible Colleges in the nation and thereafter establish church without receiving any call and there by become General Overseers and gradually get on with life, open branches, spreading nationwide and adding to the numbers of churches in the nation. Not the political leadership but the congregation were clapping," the reverend said. The criticisms offered by Hsu et Al (2008) have been supported by evidence found by Nigeria Mckinnon (2020), which demonstrated that the WCD had substantially overestimated the Anglican proportion of the population. Others factors as said by Falayi (1998) include rapid evangelization, beliefs and practices, genuine thirst for spiritual nourishment, theological issues, fanaticism and leader tussles. Email: FrPeterDitomasso@missionofsacredhearts.org, Copyright 2020 Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Delegate Superior North American Delegation. Mr. Tinubu is revered by some as a political wizard and the man who turned around the fortunes of Lagos, Nigerias labyrinthine megacity. The other negative impacts mentioned by The Leader News Online (2015) are personality clashes, unhealthy competition for convert via homiletically propaganda, lack of unity, monetary crises, heresies, fanaticism and bickering. In our missions abroad, our apostolates include religious education and administering the Sacraments in underserved areas, outreach support for families through aid for the construction of viable housing, establishment of English-Medium schools, providing nutritious meals, and clothing to the poor and books and study materials for needy students. The Conference of Major Superiors of Nigeria has appointed a new leadership team at its ongoing annual meeting in the West African nation. African churches were founded by small groups breaking off from the European denominations, especially in Yorubaland, where such independence movements started as early as the early 19th centuryinfluenced by American and British missionaries in early 1900s and stimulated by the great revival of the 1930s. [42] The British colonial government therefore established indirect rule in Northern Nigeria based on the structure of this government. Mr. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos and the ruling party candidate, campaigned using the slogan Its my turn. He promised to address widespread insecurity and economic woes, but he faced concerns about his fitness for office. Free shipping for many products! [48][49] Shia Muslims make up between two and four million of Nigeria's population. What are the aims, intentions and missions of pastors establishing churches with different names? 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. Nigerias Christian population is almost as big as its Muslim one, and traditionally presidential candidates pick running mates of a different religion. With this begins the Lent. [33] Islam was introduced to northern and central Nigeria in the Middle Ages as early as the 11th century and was well established in the major capitals of the region by the 16th century, spreading into the countryside and toward the Middle Belt uplands. Many Sunni Muslims are members of Sufi brotherhoods or Tariqa. Find out the impacts (both negative and positive) on the People, Religion and nation as a whole. [148], Christians complain of widespread persecution, especially in the north and Middle Belt. Support Asia's largest network of Catholic journalists and editors. [133][134], Irreligion in Nigeria is measured at less than one percent of the population. They should have the true knowledge of God and his ways and always put him above all their problems, by doing these they will not fall into the hand of stomach calling and fake miracle pastors. [98] Cardinal Francis Arinze is a Roman Catholic Cardinal from Nigeria. [99] The Pope recently appointed a Nigerian in the person of Professor, Kokunre A. Agbontaen-Eghafona into the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS) in the Vatican.[100][101]. Banning of public address system during the church services was strongly against by 66.7% of the respondents, 12.5% indifferent while 20.8% agreed to the opinion (Table 29, 30 and Figure 8). "Gods grace and wisdom will lead the way as we shepherd the affairs of the Conference of Major Superiors of Nigeria to the glory of God and the salvation of souls," Father Kanu, who also doubles as Superior of the Orderof SaintAugustine (OSA) in Nigeria, said. 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. 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