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The 5 Largest Church Auditoriums In Nigeria & The Capacity They Hold by MacAnietie(m): 9:14pm On Mar 21, 2016
The Christian religion is one of the most popular religions on the planet and churches are springing up on daily basis. Nigeria has been ranked as one of the countries with the highest number of churches and one with one of the highest devotes as well. This lovely Sunday afternoon, we take a look at 5 of the churches with the biggest church building/auditorium that can accommodate the most people.

1. The Redeemed Christian Church of God [R.C.C.G]

The Redeemed Christian Church of God has the world’s biggest auditorium. The
facility can accommodate more than a million worshipers at a time. The
auditorium, which was opened by the General Overseer of the church, Pastor
Enoch Adejare Adeboye, was built at a cost of $60 million (about N7.7
billion).The auditorium, which is floored with marble is sited on a vast tract of land
within the Redemption Camp. The large auditorium is built with steel and cement
fibres.
It sits atop over 40,000 hectares of land and stretches as far as Sagamu, Ogun
State. Its current worth is put at N200 billion.


2. Mountain Of Fire and Miracles Ministry [M.F.M]

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, (MFM) founded by Dr. Daniel
Olukoya is one of the largest Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria and has one of the
largest church auditoriums in the world with a seating capacity of 500,000.
The firebrand ministry became famous when it joined the league of churches who
own camp grounds along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. Popularly known as ‘Prayer
City’, at Kilometre 1, Lagos Expressway, Ogun State.
The auditorium, which is fashioned after the Redemption Camp could
accommodate over 500,000 worshippers, with an overflow of 250,000.


3. Living Faith Church World Wide [Winner’s Chapel]

Living Faith Church World Wide, also known as Winners’ Chapel, and its affiliated
international churches known as Winners Chapel International is one of the biggest
churches in Nigeria today.
The church which was founded by its presiding Bishop, David Oyedepo with
headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Faith Tabernacle, is a 50,000 seat
church auditorium, reported at one time to be the largest church auditoriumin the
world by the Guinness Book of Records, which has an overflow capacity of
250,000.
“The international headquarters of Winners Chapel is called Faith Tabernacle. It
covers about 70 acres (280,000 m2) and is built inside an over 10,500-acre (42
km2) church complex called Canaanland, the international headquarters of the
ministry in Ota, a suburb of Lagos.

4. The Apostolic Church
The Apostolic Church is also one of the biggest churches in the country today
having several millions of branches all over the country.
After about 25 years of construction work, the multimillion Naira National Temple
of The Apostolic Church Nigeria, TAC, touted as the largest church in the world,
was inaugurated in Lagos. Sited at the international ground of the Church in Ketu,
the newly dedicated temple has a sitting capacity of 100,000 worshippers at a time.


5. Deeper Life Christian Ministry

The Deeper Life Bible Church which Pastor Williams Folorunsho Kumuyi started
with only 15 members in 1973, while teaching Mathematics at the University of
Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, has gone so big.
The church boasts of an ultra modern headquarters in Gbagada, Lagos. The 30,000
– seater cathedral is a mini stadium and costs the church N4 billion to build. An
Italian civil engineering firm, Cappa & D’Alberto, won the contract for the
construction. The building covers 6,200 square meters, with additional 1,624
square meters for land spacing, sidewalks and car parks. An additional
underground car park that can take about 200 cars at once.
Deeper Life also has a 240 hectare project off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,
Olowosedo Village, Kilometer 42, Ogun State. It is used for retreats and special
programmes. This place is so massive that it looks like a new town being carved
out of the bush. Most of the structures, such as hostels, chalets and an elaborate
water supply system have been completed.
It also has its own electricity supply scheme and a petrol station which is yet to be
completed. A 130,000 capacity main auditorium is also underway and is nearing
its completion. This camp known as Deeper Life Conference Centre, is worth N40
billion. Similarly, the ministry has a world class International Bible Training Centre
(IBTC) at Ayobo, Lagos. It is a village complex with chalets, conference centre,
offices, classroom blocks, new 10,000 capacity student hostels, a massive kitchen
complex, supermarket, children’s church, factory producing mattresses, iron beds,
pillows and paint for church use.
Re: The 5 Largest Church Auditoriums In Nigeria & The Capacity They Hold by Ayt27(m): 9:21pm On Mar 21, 2016
Well, someone has to build The Lord's house?
Re: The 5 Largest Church Auditoriums In Nigeria & The Capacity They Hold by Hunger: 9:34pm On Mar 21, 2016
my own is, when will they start paying tax.

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Re: The 5 Largest Church Auditoriums In Nigeria & The Capacity They Hold by Nobody: 9:40pm On Mar 21, 2016
It is well
Re: The 5 Largest Church Auditoriums In Nigeria & The Capacity They Hold by alexory23(m): 9:51pm On Mar 21, 2016
Very informative
Re: The 5 Largest Church Auditoriums In Nigeria & The Capacity They Hold by dollarlander: 10:10pm On Mar 21, 2016
Hunger:
my own is, when will they start paying tax.

So that you can have money to solve your hunger problems? Go to any of the church, you will Hunger no more.
Re: The 5 Largest Church Auditoriums In Nigeria & The Capacity They Hold by tpiar: 1:55am On Mar 22, 2016
thank you for the information.

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Re: The 5 Largest Church Auditoriums In Nigeria & The Capacity They Hold by emmaxzagadat(m): 2:02pm On Feb 28, 2018
Jeez ! What happen to the lords chosen? M not a member but have bin der gosh dat church is really big even der auditorium.. I was shocked about dat church . Its cheat here chosen suppose to b among

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