Of course, the indigenous African churches began in crisis that eventually culminated in a revolution which gave the churches their distinct identity. To be significantly African, and to shed the pejoration of being a form of corrupted Christianity, the African indigenous churches had to draw essentially on African customs and cultural practices. Indeed, it is this regard for African culture and spirituality that led to the revolution which gave birth to the African Church in Nigeria in 1901. Apart from the African Church in Nigeria, other indigenous churches began to emerge: African Church, Salem, United Native African Church, and the United African Methodist Church. No wonder the African Church was the first in Nigeria to signal the emergence of the African initiated churches.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 25, 2020 10:30 UTC