13/02/2016
Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) is the first Aladura
Pentecostal church present in Nigeria and other
countries. It has come into existence in the first
half of the 20th century, in the then- British
empire . It was formally established in 1941 after
a split from the Apostolic Church which the
original Aladura organization (Faith Tabernacle)
had invited to Nigeria. Its growth was led by
Joseph Ayo Babalola, a road construction driver
who became its founder.[1] The revival led by
Babalola resulted in thousands burning their
traditional fetishes. This disturbed the colonial
authorities, and allegations included witch-
hunting and opposition to hospitals and
medicine. Babalola was arrested and jailed.
It operates secondary schools in Nigeria. [2] The
countries with presence of the Christ Apostolic
Church include the United States of America,
Armenian Apostolic Church, the United Kingdom,
Canada , Germany , Italy , the Netherlands , the
Republic of Ireland , Austria, Australia , South
Africa, the Ivory Coast, Togo and Chad .[3][4][5]
Its headquarters are in Lagos, Nigeria .[6] The
Christ Apostolic Church shows pentecostal
features. [7] The number of its members exceeds
a million. [8] In the 20th century, it had distance
to other Aladura churches. [8] At least in 1999, a
dissident faction of the name Christ Apostolic
Church existed. [9] > Christ Apostolic Church has
a major presence among the Yoruba. [10] It does
not have infant baptism .[11] It is in favour of
monogamy .[12] Within the Christ Apostolic
Church, healing is attempted.
