UNITY AMONG CHRISTIANS

CONTENT

1. Christian Organisations
2. Aims of Religious Organisations
3. Teachings that Will Foster Unity
4. Definition of Inter-denomination and their Activities

Christian Organisations

All the churches in Nigeria have got organizations and societies. These organisations are set up especially for the spiritual and moral training of the youth so that they can grow up to be responsible and useful Christian citizens contributing their best to the peace, unity and progress of the Church and the nation. There are many organisations in Nigeria.

Aims of Religious Organisations

The aims of religious organisations are as follows:

1. To work together in preaching the gospel
2. To bring together people of the same aspirations for the growth of the church.
3. To have wider fellowship among Christians
4. To strengthen fellow Christians under persecution
5. To work together in finding solutions to Christians common problems.

The following are some Christian organizations in Nigeria:

(i) Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)

(ii) Nigeria Association of Biblical Studies (NABS)

(iii) National Association of Bible Knowledge Teachers of Nigeria (NABKTN)

(iv) Scripture Union of Nigeria (SUN)

(v) Nigeria Evangelical Fellowship (NEF)

(vi) Young Men Christian Association of Nigeria (YMCAN)

(vii) Young Women Christian Association of Nigeria (YWCAN)

(viii) Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship of Nigeria (FGBMFN)

(ix) Pentecostal Christian Fellowship of Nigeria (PCFN)

(x) Nigeria Fellowship of Evangelical Students (NFEC)

(xi) Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLFN)

(xii) Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN)

The World Council of Churches (WCC)

This is one of the International Christian Organizations.