Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

CANA, Church of Nigeria Anglican, Nigerian Anglican

A — Broadly Reformed

Overview

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) is one of the largest provinces of global Anglicanism, with roots in nineteenth-century Church Missionary Society work and consecrations led by Samuel Ajayi Crowther. The Church of Nigeria holds the Thirty-Nine Articles and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, upholds biblical marriage and sexual ethics, and has been a leading GAFCON province in contending for historic Anglican orthodoxy against Western revisionism. AskCredo places the Church of Nigeria in the A-tier as a confessionally orthodox Anglican province whose scale and fidelity make it a central witness in the global realignment.

Confession / Standard

39 Articles of Religion

Governance

episcopal

Soteriology

mixed

Key Beliefs

Biblical authority
Traditional marriage and sexuality
Evangelical Anglican heritage
Missional church

Distinctives

Some prosperity elements in Nigerian evangelical culture
Continuationist in many congregations

Background

Africa · Founded 1979

Official Website

https://anglican-nig.org