The short answer
The Living Bread maps 302 Christian churches in Nigeria in its open, verifiable directory. This is a growing sample from open data, not a national total, so the real number is far higher.Nigeria in context
The churches of Nigeria are a large Protestant, Anglican, Pentecostal and Roman Catholic presence, mainly in the south.
Explore the churches of Nigeria
Browse the 302 churches we map, by city, with denomination and location where the open data records it.
Whoever you are, you are welcome
Behind every number is a family. If you are looking for a church, or looking for God, you are welcome. Meet Jesus, or ask for prayer.
Churches in other countries
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The Living Bread. “How Many Churches Are in Nigeria?” living-bread.org/how-many-churches-in-nigeria.
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Population from Wikidata; Christian share from Pew Research Center (2020); church directory from OpenStreetMap, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. A growing directory, not a national census. We never invent totals.
