Abuja - Post Report Question and Answers
What English-language religious services are available locally?
Chabad is here, and you can find expats and colleagues to celebrate the Jewish holidays with. Lots of varieties of English-language Christian denominations around. Not sure if the local Muslim options are in English. - Jun 2024
There are plenty of English-speaking churches here (English is the official language here!). My husband wanted to go to the Christmas service at the Vatican embassy, but I was honestly shocked by the lack of security and did not feel comfortable there. Chabad of Nigeria is within the 6-mile-zone around the embassy. The Rebbe and his wife are wonderful. - Sep 2019
There is an Angelican church. We found attending too stressful due to bizarre parking behaviors and simply watch a broadcast Sunday mass. - Feb 2019
Heard there are a couple, but no personal experience. - Apr 2018
There is an informal worship service that several members of the mission attend. - Apr 2017
Yes, but you have to shop around. The ARK is popular with ex-pats. - Jun 2016
There are lots of churches (Roman Catholic and Protestant) and a couple of mosques. I have heard that there is a Mormon church somewhere. - Aug 2015
All of the majors. - Jun 2015
Lots of denominations, Catholic, Protestant. - Nov 2014
Yes. Nigeria is English speaking. The Holy See has weekly services. - Aug 2014
Yes but in my opinion not in a safe enough situation to participate. - May 2014
Yes, many. - May 2013
There are plenty of evangelical christian services; Pentecostal and Roman Catholic are available, amongst others. There are also plenty of Mosques. With that said, I'm not certain how comfortable some expats would be attending these services. Many are very long and drawn out. - Jun 2009
All services are in English, to the best of my knowledge. I know there's a Nigerian Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic church. There's also an expat church that meets at one of the American compounds on Sunday mornings. - Sep 2008
There is one small expat fellowship that began last year and is growing. There are churches everywhere, but few that most Westerners would find feasible (by Western standards Nigerian church services are usually long, chaotic affairs!). Maybe fun to visit but unlikely as a viable choice for an American family. There are some mosques, but I think many Western Muslims would find them a little bit as the churches are. Non-Muslims are not welcome in the mosques here. - Aug 2008
