Toks2008:


You are still mixing the words widely spread to the OP's assertion which talks about the highest number of branches or parishes...

I'm not been partisan being a celestian but Celestial church takes the lead when it comes to highest number of branches while I will agree that rccg is the most widely spread.

Catholic is the most widely spread in Nigeria as for the topic ,I think we need to go to the books to know the winner to this topic but I think it's btw RCCG and Cele even though Cele doesn't have a nation wide spread

Some Cele by the river side is just with palm fronts as roofs and thick wood as pillar but it's still a branch or parish so I think the argument is btw the RCCG and Cele.

RCCG

Afamjudeoffor:
The Church with the most branches in Nigeria and even the world is the Blessed Catholic Church. when we say church,am not just talking about a one room apartment church. the catholic church definitely has the highest number of standard churches anywhere u go in Nigeria. East(their main base),south,west or north you would definitely find them in the remotest of villages.

Check the topic it's the highest number of branches not the highest number of standard branches. RCCG and Cele have it for me more than Catholic.

PHfinest:
In Southern Nigeria, it will be RCCG.
Country-wide, I think it would be the Catholic church.

are u trying to say rccg thrives only in places with gullible Christian(s)

bakynes:

Catholic is the most widely spread in Nigeria as for the topic ,I think we need to go to the books to know the winner to this topic but I think it's btw RCCG and Cele even though Cele doesn't have a nation wide spread

Some Cele by the river side is just with palm fronts as roofs and thick wood as pillar but it's still a branch or parish so I think the argument is btw the RCCG and Cele.

Lol! funny enough I have seen some weird looking rccg branches made of planks and I wonder why....as for Cele branches with palm fronts as roofs those one plenty expecially by the river side...

Celestial church and water side be like women and money

Yes my pastor is genuine..


quote author=dingbang post=54957936]its not by being the highest number of dominant church.. Question is, are the pastors genuine? [/quote]

THE QUESTION IS VERY IRRELEVANT TO THE BODY OF CHRIST AND THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.
WE SHOULD BE CONCERN WITH THE WINNING OF SOULS AND ATTENDING TO THE NEEDY IN OUR MIDST.

dabrightt:
ur mindset at God is the reason u hv repeated disapointment and falure

hmmm, but I see failure in ur life by ur way of spelling,

We are not talking about population here, but church with large number of parishes... RCCG is the highest haba!!! Every nooks n cranny them dey there dey can av parishes more than 10 in a street....

I noticed this too and there is always a coconut tree somewhere around the church premises.

ikorodureporta:



are u a white- garment member?? I hav a question bt dnt want to create a new topic. So anybody can help me out:


Why are white-garment church members always converging @ waterside? Do they worship the water goddess?

sirequity:
Forget business centers, we are talking about Church that even the Federal Government is afraid to touch or play with.

The simple answer is CATHOLIC

I am Catholic (if that helps). But I don't think catholic has the most "PARISHES".

Catholic have the highest numbers of members tho no doubt.

RCCG......every 5mins work on the street u will definitely see RCCG.

melejo:
Seun and co what else is the important of this topic if not to attract insult to the church of God? If it were to be Islam you would compel everyone that wants to comment to first deny his/her faith and accept Islam. Listen and listen carefully, the church of the most high God is matching on and no evil of nairaland can prevail against it

I have been wondering why Seun did that.

@ Seun that's not fair. In my opinion I think you are biased in that decision. Why would people have to swear an affidavit before commenting on Islam section, denouncing his/her faith.

Why don't people swear a similar Oath before commenting on Christian section

Pls, without prejudice:
Let's read Matthew 7:13-14;

The narrow way is less crouded and few find the ease to follow through.

The broad way however is accommodating for all manner of people, "many there be that follows..."

PLS, WHEN DISCUSSING ISSUES OF MAJORITY IN CHRISTIANITY; ALWAY REMEMBER THE TEACHING ON NARROW WAY AND BROAD WAY.

GOD BLESS YOU. WE WILL MAKE HEAVEN IN JESUS NAME, AMEN

One full catholic parish is equal to 500 parishes of RCCG combined.i mean when u check catholic,with different masses on Sunday 3 in. D morning nd 1 in d evening is filled to the brim of nt less than 5000 members for each service.

One full catholic parish is equal to 500 parishes of RCCG combined.i mean when u check catholic,with different masses on Sunday 3 in. D morning nd 1 in d evening is filled to the brim of nt less than 5000 members for each service.no matter hw many adverts indomie do,i no go fit sell pass garri.

All this one wee una talk na lie, na salvation ministries full ground.

RCCG ko it is only in lagos u will their biz center all over the place go other states and u begin to search for them it took me 2 months to c the first rccg parish in the north that shows u why they jst doing pure business

godsluvee:
Help me ask them

smh

Itz soo pathetic reading some of these comment the churches has become business centres, itz now something to boast about who has the most branches who has the biggest church itz a pity we has lost purpose and have become church members so what makes us different from the rest God isn't looking for buildings

RCCG LEADS THE PACK AND ITS HEADQUARTER NOT EVEN IN NIGERIA BUT IN DALLAS, TEXAS ALL THE WAY IN USA.

melejo:
Seun and co what else is the important of this topic if not to attract insult to the church of God? If it were to be Islam you would compel everyone that wants to comment to first deny his/her faith and accept Islam. Listen and listen carefully, the church of the most high God is matching on and no evil of nairaland can prevail against it

that's the main aim, so people can make disparaging comments against the church and christian,and turn different denominations against themselves. Some Catholic dude called Pentecostal business centre, and I shake my head.

meanwhile the Islam section is secured with a caveat before you access there.

catholic

Werehkpe:


If you are talking about headquarters, The right comparison will be comparing Winners Chapel HQ in Warri to St Peter's Basilica in Rome. The Basilica took 100 years i.e a century. Thats just to tell you how enormous and massive it is. So dont even go down this route.

FACTS ON ST PETERS BASILICA
Groundbreaking 18 April 1506
Completed 18 November 1626

Length 730 feet (220 m)
Width 500 feet (150 m)
Height 448.1 feet (136.6 m)[1]
Nave height 151.5 feet (46.2 m)
Dome diameter (outer) 137.7 feet (42.0 m)
Dome diameter (inner)

By the way it has loads of underground chambers and churches. Also its RUMOURED thats where the "remains of Peter" was found in the Cistine Chapel. It also has the most priceless and stunning artworks ever made including sculptures and paintings from Michaelangelo.

FORGET BROTHER. ITS CATHOLIC ALL D WAY o

Bro, the winners headquarters in Warri is just a state headquarters or even less since Asaba is the state capital.....hope you know winners headquarters in Ota is actually in Guinness book of world records as the single largest auditorium in the world.

Catholic church, the rest is counterfit

U can't compare any church to St. Peter's basilica. In terms of size, artifacts etc. Add the monetary values of all Winners chapels even canaan land and all redeem in Nigeria, can't equate d monetary value alone of paintings of sistine chapel which experts value at least $500B. Besides St Peter's there are other Catholic churches that no church in Nigeria can get even close. Examples Notre Dame in France, cologne cathedral in Germany, St Patrick cathedral in new York...quote author=Werehkpe post=54962606]

If you are talking about headquarters, The right comparison will be comparing Winners Chapel HQ in Warri to St Peter's Basilica in Rome. The Basilica took 100 years i.e a century. Thats just to tell you how enormous and massive it is. So dont even go down this route.

FACTS ON ST PETERS BASILICA
Groundbreaking 18 April 1506
Completed 18 November 1626

Length 730 feet (220 m)
Width 500 feet (150 m)
Height 448.1 feet (136.6 m)[1]
Nave height 151.5 feet (46.2 m)
Dome diameter (outer) 137.7 feet (42.0 m)
Dome diameter (inner)

By the way it has loads of underground chambers and churches. Also its RUMOURED thats where the "remains of Peter" was found in the Cistine Chapel. It also has the most priceless and stunning artworks ever made including sculptures and paintings from Michaelangelo.

FORGET BROTHER. ITS CATHOLIC ALL D WAY o[/quote]

Nigeriadondie:

Ok let me believe cos i ve been in that same north. Besides what about outside Nigeria and the West Africa sub region? Jehovah's Witnesses are in 240 countries. You can google it or i refer u to www.jw.org

I don't actually know if you are replying me or some other person but winners has the largest church auditorium in the nation of Kenya,as her headquarters in that country and is in 192 counties of the world and is less than 50 years old as a ministry.

She runs 2 modern universities and thousand of secondary and primary schools around the world.....she has in her kitty liecense for 5 universities...four outside Nigeria and one .....university of marine engineering in calabar.


Alll in less than 45 years of her existence.....

It very obvious... ...CATHOLIC church!!!

sirequity:
Forget business centers, we are talking about Church that even the Federal Government is afraid to touch or play with.

The simple answer is CATHOLIC

My brother, I no agree with you. RCCG na from street to street. Some are in Cathedral, some are in warehouse while others are in shops I tire for Pentecostals jare!

Lilimax:
My brother, I no agree with you. RCCG na from street to street. Some are in Cathedral, some are in warehouse while others are in shops I tire for Pentecostals jare!

That's why I said forget business centers.

You don't see church in warehouse, shops etc, I don't mean gathering, when I say Church, even the Federal Government don't joke with it.

Those you just mentioned are business centers.

When it comes to no of church buildings it Rccg even if most of their parishes put together can't equal monetary value of one big Catholic parish. But as Catholic churches have numerous masses on Sundays, it's population can best be imagined. No Christian denomination comes a distant close to the Catholic Church in terms of adherent in Nigeria and world at large. The Catholic Church is the largest single faith group in the world with a population of 1.4 billions and with most of centuries old and breath-taking cathedrals and parishes. It on unanimously believed by artifacts experts that the value of michaelangelo's paintings in the ceiling of the sistine chapel in St. Peter's basilica is unquantifiable, while others put it at least $500B. Aside the Catholic Church is the single richest institutions ever know to man and operates also the largest charity in the world, from leprosarium to orphanages n home for the elderly...it owned and manages the world largest groups of hospitals and educational institutions. It is an incomparable institution that cannot be fathom.

What is the strength of winners in these 192 countries? Most of this countries may host not more than 10-15 Winners churches but not so with the Catholic Church whose presence is ever felt in every country in the world. In terms of hospitals n educational institutions, the Catholic Church is unequaled...no other church's university can rival that of the Catholic Church either quality of lectures or numbers...

Nodogragra4me:



I don't actually know if you are replying me or some other person but winners has the largest church auditorium in the nation of Kenya,as her headquarters in that country and is in 192 counties of the world and is less than 50 years old as a ministry.

She runs 2 modern universities and thousand of secondary and primary schools around the world.....she has in her kitty liecense for 5 universities...four outside Nigeria and one .....university of marine engineering in calabar.


Alll in less than 45 years of her existence.....