Home›Sources›Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)SourcesEncyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)Facts on File, 2005Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/encyclopedia-protestantism-aladura-entry-melton-2005.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/encyclopedia-protestantism-aladura-entry-melton-2005Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-encyclopedia-of-protestantism-aladura-en, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/encyclopedia-protestantism-aladura-entry-melton-2005}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Aladura entry in J. Gordon Melton's Encyclopedia of Protestantism, recording that the Nigerian Association of Aladura Churches began in 1964 with 95 member denominations representing about 1.2 million members.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedJ. Gordon Melton (editor)PublisherWell-attestedFacts on File, New YorkPublication YearWell-attested2005Source TypeWell-attestedencyclopediaAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier two: a named editor scholarly reference work on Protestant and independent Christian movements, reporting the Aladura churches' own 1964 association founding statistics rather than an independently audited census.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAladura, Denominations Well-attested This source names Aladura directly: "The Aladura entry in J."Source Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)J. Gordon Melton (editor)tier 2Protestantism, Denominations Well-attested This source names Protestantism directly: "Gordon Melton's Encyclopedia of Protestantism, recording that the Nigerian Association of Aladura Churches began in 1964 with 95 member denominations representing about 1.2 million members."Source Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)J. Gordon Melton (editor)tier 2Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested8DenominationsAladuraSourcesEncyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)Holds2SourcesEncyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)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