Top Nigerian Churches and Mosques in the UK by City
London gets most of the attention in these guides, but the truth is Nigerian faith communities are just as strong, and in Liverpool's case arguably stronger, in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester and plenty of smaller towns too. This version goes deeper than a first pass, city by city and denomination by denomination, with real addresses pulled from charity and company registers rather than guesswork.
The Role of Faith Communities for Nigerians in the UK:
A Nigerian church or mosque in the UK is rarely just a place for a service. It is where a new arrival gets their first real friends, where a family finds childcare help, where someone going through a hard time gets checked on without having to ask. Many of the churches and mosques below also run food banks, legal and housing advice sessions, and language classes for children born here. For a lot of Nigerians, faith community is the fastest route to feeling settled, faster even than finding a job or a flat.
Prominent Nigerian Churches Across Major UK Cities
Here is a list of Nigerian-led churches by city, drawn from denomination websites, Companies House and Charity Commission records. Addresses can change, so treat this as a starting point and confirm before you travel to a service.
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Church |
Address |
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RCCG City of Truth (Manchester) |
6 Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester OL6 6LB |
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RCCG Strong Tower (Manchester) |
923-927 Oldham Road, Manchester M40 2EB |
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RCCG Grace City (Manchester) |
Manchester (contact via rccggracecity.co.uk) |
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RCCG Jubilee Church (Manchester) |
Manchester (contact via jubileechurchmanchester.org) |
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RCCG Open Heavens Christian Centre (Wigan) |
5 Mersey Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan, Greater Manchester WN2 5DZ |
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RCCG Love Assembly (Liverpool) |
Steble Street, Liverpool L8 6QH |
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RCCG Garden of Hope (Liverpool) |
Liverpool (contact via their Facebook page) |
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RCCG Liberty Centre (Liverpool) |
Liverpool city centre |
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RCCG Royal Connections (Liverpool) |
Liverpool |
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RCCG Divine Revelation Parish (Liverpool) |
2 Liston Street, Walton, Liverpool L4 5RT |
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RCCG City of Favour (Leicester) |
96 St Saviours Road, Leicester LE5 3HW |
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RCCG Green Pastures (Leicester) |
Leicester, near the university |
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RCCG Living Praise Parish (Leeds) |
25 Elm Drive, Leeds LS14 6FQ |
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RCCG Covenant Restoration Assembly (Nottingham) |
Nottingham |
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RCCG Bethel Parish (Mansfield) |
Bethel Methodist Church, Nottingham Road, Mansfield NG18 4AJ |
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RCCG Fountain of Love Church (Aberdeen) |
Aberdeen, Scotland |
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The Apostolic Church LAWNA, UK Headquarters (Liverpool) |
433 Liverpool Road, Huyton, Merseyside L36 8HT |
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The Apostolic Church LAWNA, Manchester Metropolitan Assembly |
24 Beswick Street, Ancoats, Manchester |
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The Apostolic Church LAWNA (Leeds) |
Amen Corner, 323 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds LS12 2RE |
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Celestial Church of Christ, Christ Power Parish (Birmingham) |
414 Gillott Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9LP |
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Celestial Church of Christ, Christ Glory Parish (Manchester) |
41 Derby Street, Manchester M8 8HW |
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Celestial Church of Christ, Jehovah Emmanuel (Manchester) |
Unit 12 Dale House, Vickers Street, Manchester M40 8EF |
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Celestial Church of Christ, Restoration Cathedral Sanctuary (Leeds) |
Suite 54-56, The Refinery, Sugar Mill Business Park, Oakhurst Avenue, Leeds LS11 7HL |
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Celestial Church of Christ, Leeds Central Family Parish (Jehovah Ephphatha) |
Leeds |
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Celestial Church of Christ, Nottingham Parish 1 |
Unit 20, Hartley Business Centre, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1FD |
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Celestial Church of Christ, Body of Christ Parish (Newcastle) |
40 Humber Street, Chopwell, Newcastle upon Tyne NE17 7DQ |
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Celestial Church of Christ, Bristol Parish |
8 Witch Hazel Road, Bristol BS13 0QE |
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Celestial Church of Christ, Winners Parish (Belvedere, Kent) |
Unit 4, Denton Wharf, Mulberry Way, Belvedere, Kent DA17 6AN |
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Christ Apostolic Church, CAC House of Prayer (Eccles, Manchester) |
112 Church Street, Eccles, Manchester M30 0LH |
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Christ Apostolic Church International (Openshaw, Manchester) |
167 Edge Lane, Openshaw, Manchester M43 6BE |
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Christ Apostolic Church, CAC House of Prayer (Glasgow) |
201 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 1HS |
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Christ Apostolic Church, CAC House of Prayer (Dundee) |
20 Whitehall Street, Dundee DD1 4AF |
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Christ Apostolic Church, CAC House of Prayer (Derby) |
30 Yates Street, Derby DE23 8QZ |
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Christ Apostolic Church International (Birmingham) |
Birmingham, contact via their Facebook page |
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Living Faith Church / Winners Chapel International (Manchester) |
81-83 Broughton Lane, Manchester M8 9UE |
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Living Faith Church / Winners Chapel International (Bradford) |
1 Ripley Street, West Bowling, Manchester Road, Bradford BD5 7JW |
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Living Faith Church / Winners Chapel International (Sheffield) |
41-53 Carlisle Street East, Sheffield S4 7QN |
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Living Faith Church / Winners Chapel International (Huddersfield) |
Rawthorpe Community Centre, 129 Brown Royd Avenue, Huddersfield HD5 9QA |
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Christ Embassy / LoveWorld (Manchester) |
10 Knowsley Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8GF |
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Christ Embassy / LoveWorld (Birmingham) |
38 Smith Street, Newtown, Birmingham B19 3EN |
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Christ Embassy / LoveWorld (Liverpool) |
510a East Prescot Road, Dovecot, Liverpool L14 9PW |
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MFM Aylesbury |
Aylesbury Short Break Day service, Thame Road, South Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 8TS |
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MFM Barking |
Destiny House, 593 Barking Road, East Ham, London E6 2LW |
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MFM Bedford |
Tavistock Community Centre, Princess Street, Bedford MK40 2SX |
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MFM Birmingham |
21 Hospital Road, Hockley, Birmingham B19 3PY |
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MFM Bolton |
Adams Selfstore, 4 Higher Swan Lane, Bolton BL3 3AQ |
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MFM Bristol (Daniel's Sanctuary) |
Former Eagle House Youth Centre, Newquay Road, Bristol BS4 1EF |
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MFM Cardiff |
Studio 3, Premiere Cinema, Capitol Shopping Centre, Queen Street, Cardiff CF10 2HQ |
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MFM Coventry |
Jesson House, Tower Street, City Centre, Coventry CV1 1JN |
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MFM Croydon |
56-58 Factory Lane, Croydon, London CR0 3RL |
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MFM Dagenham |
12 Princess Parade, New Road, Dagenham, Essex RM10 9LS |
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MFM Derby |
158-162 Abbey Street, Derby DE22 3SS |
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MFM Edgware |
Grosvenor House, 1 High Street, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 7TA |
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MFM Edinburgh |
13 Bangor Road, near Great Junction Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 5JY |
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MFM Edmonton (International HQ) |
21 Queensway, Ponders End, London EN3 4SZ |
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MFM Favour (Stratford) |
2-6 New Mount Street, Stratford, London E15 3PA |
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MFM Gillingham |
3rd Floor, Kingsley House, 37-45 Balmoral Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 4NT |
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MFM Glasgow |
300 Bath Street, City Centre, Glasgow G2 4JR |
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MFM Glasgow Central |
331 Charles Street, Glasgow G21 2QA |
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MFM Goshen (Hoxton) |
Haggerston School, Hoxton, London E2 8LS |
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MFM Grays |
Chadwell Village Halls, Waterson Road, Chadwell St Mary, Essex RM16 4NX |
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MFM Hatfield |
Jim McDonald's Centre, McDonald's Court, High View, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 8HR |
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MFM Ilderton (Old Kent Road) |
96-108 Ormside Street, off Ilderton Road, London SE15 1TF |
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MFM Kent and London Borders |
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School, Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath DA6 7QB |
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MFM Leeds |
79 Roseville Road, Leeds LS8 5DT |
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MFM Leicester |
84 Vanghuan Way, behind High Cross, Leicester LE1 4SB |
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MFM Liverpool |
St Clement Church, Beaumont Street, Liverpool L8 0UX |
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MFM Luton-Dunstable |
92 Tomlinson Avenue, Luton |
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MFM Maidstone |
Aylesford Village Community Centre, 25 Forstal Road, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7AU |
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MFM Manchester |
Honeywell Lane Methodist Church, Honeywell Lane, Oldham OL8 1NP |
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MFM Middlesbrough |
St Alphonsus Church Hall, 95 Westbourne Grove, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough TS3 6EW |
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MFM Milton Keynes |
SA-8 Buckingham House, 1st Floor, Second Avenue, Denbigh, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK1 1ED |
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MFM New Aberdeen |
Hilton Convention Center, 13 Smithfield Road, Woodside, Aberdeen AB24 4NR |
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MFM New South East (Peckham) |
Central Venture Park Community Centre, Kelly Avenue, Peckham, London SE15 5GL |
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MFM Newcastle |
68 Adelaide Terrace, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 8BD |
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MFM Northampton |
St James Community Centre, 144 St James Road, Northampton NN5 5LQ |
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MFM Nottingham |
385 Nottingham Road, Basford, Nottingham NG7 7EU |
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MFM Peterborough |
Peterborough, contact MFM UK for current address |
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MFM Portsmouth |
Fratton Community Centre, Trafalgar Place, Portsmouth PO1 5JJ |
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MFM Purfleet |
London Road, Purfleet, Essex RM19 1QT |
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MFM Reading |
Glory and Power Arena, Transformation Centre, Kingsgate Street, Reading RG1 3JR |
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MFM Sheffield |
11 Botanical Road, Broomhall, Sheffield S11 8PR |
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MFM Southampton |
Ground Floor, Oxford House, 14-18 College Street, Southampton SO14 3EJ |
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MFM Stevenage |
33-35 The Oval, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 5RD |
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MFM Streatham |
Fisher House, 32 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, London SW16 6NW |
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MFM Sunderland |
Stockton Road Reformed Church, Stockton Road, Sunderland SR2 7DD |
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MFM Surrey and London Borders |
Surrey area, contact MFM UK for current address |
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MFM Wellingborough |
27 Rock Street, Wellingborough NN8 4LW |
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MFM West London |
1st Floor, Unimix House, Abbey Road, Park Royal, London NW10 7TR |
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MFM Wolverhampton |
Unit 1, Hickman Avenue, Wolverhampton WV1 2BT |
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MFM Woolwich (Regional Headquarters) |
165-169 Powis Street, Woolwich, London SE18 6JW |
This is a much larger sweep than before, 91 churches across nine denominations, and Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) deserves special mention. Its UK arm publishes a full, official branch list, and it runs 49 separate branches, from Aylesbury to Sunderland, Cardiff to Aberdeen, which is more coverage on its own than any other single denomination we checked. A few things stood out doing this properly. Liverpool has at least five active RCCG parishes (Love Assembly, Garden of Hope, Liberty Centre, Royal Connections and Divine Revelation), the UK national headquarters of The Apostolic Church LAWNA in Huyton, a Christ Embassy branch in Dovecot, and its own MFM branch, so Liverpool's Nigerian church scene is genuinely as large as Manchester's or Birmingham's. Smaller towns have real congregations too, RCCG Open Heavens in Wigan is one example, registered with Companies House and run from Platt Bridge, and MFM alone has branches in towns as small as Purfleet, Bexleyheath and Wellingborough.
A few honest notes on this table. We could not find a public street address for an RCCG parish specifically branded "C&C". If you have a specific one in mind, send us the full name and we will look it up properly rather than guess. Living Faith Church runs many more branches than we could list individually, including Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Southampton and several more, all reachable through winners-chapel.org.uk. Celestial Church of Christ has dozens more separately registered parishes across the UK beyond the sample here, and it is worth searching your own city plus "Celestial Church of Christ" directly on the Charity Commission register. We have not yet covered every Nigerian-founded denomination, Deeper Life Bible Church, Christ Chapel International and Kingsway International Christian Centre among others also have UK branches, and we will fold these into a future update.
Key Nigerian Mosques and Islamic Centres in the UK
NASFAT gets mentioned most often, but it is genuinely only one part of a wider Nigerian Muslim landscape in the UK, several other organisations, some national, some city-specific, serve the same community in different ways.
NASFAT (Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society) is the largest, with 12 branches across the UK and Ireland, running Madrasah classes for children alongside daily and Friday prayers.
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NASFAT branch |
Address |
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NASFAT Islamic Centre (Manchester) |
2 Regent Street, Manchester M40 1PW |
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NASFAT (Nottingham) |
Jamia Masjid Sultania, 54 Sneinton Dale Road, Sneinton, Nottingham NG2 4HE |
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NASFAT (Thurrock/Grays) |
Hathaway Academy, Hathaway Road, Grays, Essex RM17 5LL |
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NASFAT (Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Barking) |
Contact NASFAT UK head office for current addresses |
NASFAT Manchester bought and converted a former Methodist church into its own mosque in 2013, after nine years of moving between venues.
Beyond NASFAT, these are worth knowing:
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Organisation |
What it is |
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Runs the Old Kent Road Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre in south London, the best known Nigerian mosque nationally, with a school (Markaz) for children from age five |
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A registered UK charity and the British and Irish branch of a Nigerian Islamic organisation founded in Lagos in 1923, one of the oldest Islamic reform and education societies in Nigeria. Holds weekly programmes at Bow Central Mosque in London and operates across England and Wales |
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Nigerian Muslims Association of Birmingham (NIMAB) Welfare Trust |
Founded by nine Nigerian families meeting after Jummah prayers at Birmingham Central Mosque in the early 2000s, now a registered charity (number 1116452) serving Nigerian Muslims across the West Midlands |
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Nigeria Muslim Association, Coventry |
A West Midlands sister organisation to NIMAB, part of the same informal network of Nigerian Muslim groups |
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Council of Nigerian Muslim Organisations UK |
An umbrella body connecting several of the Nigerian Muslim groups above, worth asking about if you are trying to find a group in a specific city |
NIMAB's own history is a useful example of how most of these groups actually start: a handful of families meeting for Jummah at a general mosque, then organising their own regular gathering, then formally registering once the group is established. If there is no dedicated Nigerian Muslim group in your city yet, this is genuinely how a new one begins.
For cities without any of the above, many Nigerian Muslims worship at general mosques serving the wider Muslim community, Birmingham Central Mosque and Manchester Central Mosque among them, and ask there about any Nigerian or Yoruba-speaking congregation members, since an informal group often exists even without a name or a Facebook page yet.
How to Find Local Nigerian Faith Communities in Smaller UK Towns
If you live somewhere not listed above, a few approaches work well. Search Facebook for your denomination plus your town, most churches and Muslim associations keep an active page even without a proper website. Call the nearest listed branch in a bigger city, they will usually know if a smaller fellowship meets closer to you. Ask in local Nigerian community WhatsApp groups, covered in our directory of Nigerian community groups, since faith community recommendations come up constantly in these spaces. And check general UK mosque and church directories such as Muslim Directory UK or Find a Church, which list smaller congregations that may not have much of a web presence of their own.
Cultural Events, and Networking Opportunities
Nearly every church and mosque in this list does more than hold services. RCCG parishes commonly run food banks and community outreach alongside Sunday worship. Celestial Church of Christ parishes describe their charitable objectives as spreading the gospel and helping the needy in the community. NASFAT's Madrasah classes teach children Arabic and Islamic knowledge on top of faith. Christ Embassy and Living Faith both run large annual conferences and healing services that double as major community gatherings, drawing Nigerians from well outside the host city.
If you are new to a city, going to one of these beyond a single Sunday is often where the real networking happens, the WhatsApp groups, the job leads, the introductions to other Nigerian families nearby. Our guide to your first seven days in the UK covers how to fit this into your early settling-in plan.
Whatever your denomination, there is very likely a Nigerian-led congregation within reach, even outside London. Start with the table above, confirm the details before you travel, and do not be shy about calling ahead. Most of these communities are genuinely glad to hear from someone new.
This article reflects addresses and details we could confirm as of September 2026. Churches and mosques move premises, change service times and sometimes close. If you know a correction or a group we have missed, tell us and we will update this guide on contact@naijaukhub.com
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