Home›Sources›The Aladura Churches of Nigeria: Stunning Geographical Reach (The Christian Century, 2008)SourcesThe Aladura Churches of Nigeria: Stunning Geographical Reach (The Christian Century, 2008)The Christian Century, September 2008Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Aladura Churches of Nigeria: Stunning Geographical Reach (The Christian Century, 2008)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/aladura-churches-nigeria-stunning-geographical-reach-christian-century-2008.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Aladura Churches of Nigeria: Stunning Geographical Reach (The Christian Century, 2008). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/aladura-churches-nigeria-stunning-geographical-reach-christian-century-2008Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-aladura-churches-of-nigeria-stunning, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Aladura Churches of Nigeria: Stunning Geographical Reach (The Christian Century, 2008)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/aladura-churches-nigeria-stunning-geographical-reach-christian-century-2008}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA September 2008 Christian Century magazine feature on the geographical spread of the Aladura churches, reporting the churches' own claim of about 12 million followers across some 14,000 parishes in Nigeria alone.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedThe Christian CenturyPublication YearWell-attested2008URLWell-attestedhttps://www.christiancentury.org/article/2008-09/aladura-churches-nigeriaSource TypeWell-attestedmagazine featureAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3Tier three: a religion magazine feature reporting the Aladura churches' own claimed following and parish count rather than an independently verified census.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAladura, Denominations Well-attested This source names Aladura directly: "on the geographical spread of the Aladura churches, reporting the churches' own claim of about 12 million followers across some 14,000 parishes in Nigeria alone."Source The Aladura Churches of Nigeria: Stunning Geographical Reach (The Christian Century, 2008)tier 3Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Denominations, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested9DenominationsAladuraSourcesThe Aladura Churches of Nigeria: Stunning Geographical Reach (The Christian Century, 2008)Holds1SourcesThe Aladura Churches of Nigeria: Stunning Geographical Reach (The Christian Century, 2008)General References1DenominationsAladuraComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year