Nigeria Church Records

For information about records for non-Christian religions in Nigeria, go to the Religious Records page.

Online Resources and Websites

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Nigeria, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Nigeria, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)

Christian Churches
Leading Protestant churches in the country include Since the 1990s, there has been significant growth in many other churches, particularly the evangelical Protestant ones. These include the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Winners' Chapel, Christ Apostolic Church (the first Aladura Movement in Nigeria), Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Evangelical Church of West Africa, Mountain of Fire and Miracles, Christ Embassy and The Synagogue Church Of All Nations. In addition, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Aladura Church, the Seventh-day Adventist and various indigenous churches have also experienced growth. The Yoruba area contains a large Anglican population, while Igboland is predominantly Roman Catholic and the Edo area is composed predominantly of members of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God. Wikipedia: Nigeria, Religion
 * the Church of Nigeria of the Anglican Communion,
 * the Assemblies of God Church,
 * the Nigerian Baptist Convention and
 * The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations.

Anglican Church
The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican church in Nigeria. It is the second-largest province in the Anglican Communion, as measured by baptized membership (but not by attendance), after the Church of England. It gives its current membership as "over 18 million", out of a total Nigerian population of 140 million. Other statistics reveal that the Church of Nigeria has 2 million active attendees on a Sunday. Wikipedia: Church of Nigeria
 * Address list for local churches

Catholic Church of Nigeria

 * List of Catholic Dioceses in Nigeria, with website links