[3][4] Celebration Church International first started as a campus youth fellowship called "Triumphal Youth Fellowship" in Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State.
[5] The fellowship was founded in 2008, and was led by Emmanuel Iren while he was an undergraduate student at the university.
With time, Celebration Church International was moved to Ikeja and later expanded to other parts of the world.
[9] Celebration Church International has over 32 campuses in different cities in Nigeria including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Abeokuta, Uyo, and Ibadan.
The church's website outlines that it believes in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.