Synagogue Church of All Nations

== History ==

[[T. B. Joshua]] wrote that in a heavenly vision he received 'divine anointing' and a covenant from God to start his ministry in 1987.<ref> Pieter Coertzen, M Christiaan Green, Len Hansen, ''Law and Religion in Africa: The quest for the common good in pluralistic societies'', African Sun Media, South Africa, 2015, p. 311</ref> The church started with eight members, but has since become one of Nigeria's most influential churches, attracting over 50,000 people<ref>{{Cite news | title = Celebrity Priests | url = http://www.economist.com/node/21558298 | newspaper = The Economist | date = 2012-07-07 | access-date = 2019-08-02 | archive-date = 2018-06-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135759/https://www.economist.com/node/21558298 | url-status = live }}</ref> to its weekly Sunday services at the headquarters in Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos. Joshua, the church's founder and senior Pastor, died in June 2021 shortly after leaving an ongoing service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/06/africa/tb-joshua-dies-synagogue-intl/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold |title=Nigerian megachurch preacher dies after church program |author=Nimi Princewill |publisher=CNN |date=June 6, 2021 |access-date=June 7, 2021 |archive-date=June 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607154355/https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/06/africa/tb-joshua-dies-synagogue-intl/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the church is led by Joshua's widow, Evelyn.<ref name="northcott 2"/>