He arrived in Badagry area of the current Lagos State on the 5th of August, 1850.

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 14,523 churches and 8,925,000 members.

[4] The Nigerian Baptist Convention also operates several hospitals and medical training institutions across the country.

Bowen University is “conceived as a centre of learning and research of distinction, combining academic excellence with love of humanity, borne out of a God-fearing attitude, in accordance with the Baptist tradition of ethical behavior, social responsibility and democratic ethos”.

[11] The Nigerian Baptist Convention operates ten theological training centers for pastors, the largest being the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary founded in 1898 in Ogbomoso, which grants undergraduate, masters’ and doctoral degrees.