Salvation Ministries
Church in Nigeria
Salvation Ministries is a Nigerian Pentecostal Christian megachurch headquartered in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. It was founded by Pastor David Ibiyeomie on 13 April 1997.
History
The church began with 34 attendees in a small building located in Port Harcourt. It experienced rapid growth and now operates thousands of satellite churches within Nigeria and abroad. In February 2011, Salvation Ministries launched 14 satellite churches in one day, each running five services.
Beliefs and activities
Salvation Ministries follows Pentecostal doctrines, emphasizing salvation through Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, healing, prosperity, and evangelism. The church organizes major annual events such as 5 Nights of Glory, Glory Reign, and Easter/Christmas services broadcast globally.
Its media arm broadcasts the weekly Hour of Salvation program on various Nigerian and international TV channels.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Salvation Ministries” is church in Nigeria. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Salvation, Ministries and Church, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q30324486. Authority coordinates are 4.829, 6.998. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1997 and 2011.
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This entry incorporates text from “Salvation Ministries” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.