The grace of God led our steps after a long time, to central Nigeria and specifically to Benue State. The area for more than two and a half years was severely tested by the descent, invasion of the Muslim nomads of the Fulani tribe of northern Nigeria. Seeking fertile land for their numerous herds, they…
With great agonies and much struggle and anguish in the 20 years of the life of the Orthodox Diocese of Nigeria, new parishes and communities were created
By the grace of God, over the years we have built a brotherly relationship, based on mutual respect and trust. Despite the objectively adverse conditions and the scope of the Brotherhood’s activities, our Metropolis has been and continues to be the recipient of your love and good will…
His Eminence Metropolitan Alexander of Nigeria explains to Peptousia the presence of the Orthodox Church in Africa
The Orthodox presence here began 7 years ago with the strange ways of God that reveal His will to reveal the fullness of His Truth as, where and when He sees fit.
In today’s turbulent world, where religious passions are deliberately stirred up and innocent blood is unjustly shed – alas – in the name of the Almighty God, the voices of believers should be raised in protest…
In the context of the first official visit of the Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodoros, to the Holy Metropolis of Nigeria, on Friday 17 February 2012, the inauguration of the newly built Holy Church of Saint Christopher the Great Martyr, which was donated to the Orthodox people of Nigeria by the Brotherhood of Orthodox Foreign Mission
On 17 February the inauguration of the Church of Saint Christopher in Nigeria, donated by our Brotherhood
Latest update from the Metropolis of Nigeria
In Nigeria, with the encouragement of Mons. With the encouragement of the Bishop of Nigeria, Mr. Alexander, and the assumption of the costs by Archbishop Kallistratos Lyrakis, our Brotherhood is building the Holy Church of St. Christopher in a rural area of Nigeria, in order to house the worship needs of our Nigerian Orthodox brothers…
