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The Church of the Lord (Aladura) is an African Initiated Church founded by the first Primate and Late Prophet Dr. Josiah Olunowo Ositelu in 1930 in Shagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. An African Initiated Church is an independent church or religious movement which demonstrates syncretism or partial integration between aspects of Christian belief and African culture. ...
Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. ...
His Eminence, Most Revd. Dr. Rufus Okikiola Ositelu (Ph.D. Comp. Sc.; Ph.D. Theo.) is Archbishop And Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Nigeria and the Primate of The Church of the Lord (Aladura) Organisation Worldwide
In Yoruba “Aladura” means “Prayer Fellowship” or “The Praying People”. The Yoruba (native name Yorùbá) are the largest single ethnic group in Nigeria. ...
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Tenets
The four tenets of the tenets of the church can be described as: - Pentecostal in Power
- Biblical in Pattern
- Evangelical in Ministry and
- Ecumenical in Outlook
Affiliations - World Council of Churches (WCC) 1975
- All African Conference of Churches (AACC) 1975
- Organisation of African Independent (Initiated) Churches (OAIC) 1978
- British Council of Churches (BCC) 1979
- Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) 1984
- Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) 1988
- International Ministerial Council of Great Britain (IMCGB) 1993
- founding member of the International Ministerial Council of Germany (IMCOG) 1994
- Afro-Carribean Churches in the U.K. (ACCUK).
- founding member of the Council of African Christian Communities in Europe (CACCE) 1999
- founding member of the International Convent of Christian Congregations, Rhein-Main, Germany (ICCCRG) 1999
In 1996, the Church hosted a WCC Consultative Meeting with African Instituted Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is the principal international Christian ecumenical organization. ...
Reference - Rufus Okikiolaolu Olubiyi Ositelu, African Instituted Churches: Diversities, Growth, Gifts, Spirituality and Ecumenical Understanding of African Initiated Churches, Series no.:18 Beiträge zur Missionswissenschaft und interkulturellen Theologie Bd. 18, 2002, 232 Pages., 25.90 EUR, br., ISBN 3825860876
- John S. Pobee and Gabriel Olusegun Ositelu, African Initiatives in Christianity: The growth, gifts and diversities of indigenous African churches, A challenge to the ecumenical movement, Risk Book Series no.: 83, Geneva : WCC Publications, 1998, 73 Pages, br., ISBN 2825412775
See also Roman Catholicism - 1 billon Orthodox Christianity - Eastern Orthodox - 230 million Oriental Orthodox - Protestantism - 500 million Pentacostalism - 105 million Calvinist/Reformed/Presbyterian/Congregationalist - 75 million Anglican Communion/Episcopal - 73 million Methodist - 70 million Baptist - 70 million Lutheran - 64 million Anabaptist - Quakers - 0. ...
External links - The Church of the Lord (Aladura)
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