1998
In 1998, members of Ikeja Church of Christ who lived within Ojota district of Lagos State made a proposal to the church to plant a congregation of the Lord’s church in Ojota. The church considered the proposal and set up a committee to assess the feasibility of planting the new congregation. Three Brethren (Ime S. Akpan-afaha, Felix Ekanem and Bokime Bassey) were subsequently interviewed by the committee after which the proposal was adopted. Formal approval for the new congregation was given by the church a month after the committee’s recommendations.

These members, who, because of distance and convenience of weekly fellowship, had formed themselves into a zonal group, called Zone 4, took the bull by the horn and set about providing a place of worship for the church. Despite the odds that prevailed, these brethren committed their time and resources to rent an apartment and provide the worship service requirements that were necessary for the take off of the new congregation.

1999

On Sunday, January 3, 1999, one hundred and eighteen Christians (52 men, 66 women, and 44 children – Total of 162 souls) assembled for worship service at No. 43, Victoria Street, Ojota, Lagos. This marked the beginning of a new congregation of the Lord’s church in Lagos, Nigeria.

2001

In May, 2001, Brother Friday Mark was appointed as the first preacher of the Church.

2007

On April 4, 2007, a property located at No. 77, Olatunji Street, Ojota was purchased by the Church for use as a place of worship.

2008

In May, 2008, Brother E. J. Ebong was appointed as the preacher of the Church.

2010

On December 21, 2010 the existing building on the church property was demolished because it was considered unfit and unsuitable for the church to meet under it for worship service. Thereafter, the process of erecting a new building commenced.

2011

On January 26, 2011 the foundation for the new building was laid. Its Ground Floor was completed same year, ready for the church to use temporally for worship services and meetings.

2012

On Sunday, January 1, 2012, the first worship service in the new place of worship was held with ....... people in attendance.

2020

In April 1, 2020, the present preacher of the Church, Brother Odama Dominic was appointed.

The Church
The church is the body of Christ; Jesus is the head of the body. The church is also called the “Bride of Christ,” and she is subject to His authority, as revealed through the Scriptures.  The church is the primary vessel that God uses to call people and purify them for eternal life. Members of the church are commanded to fellowship with one another daily and partake in communion weekly in order to remember the works, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The mission of the church is to further the work of Christ on Earth. The church derives her doctrine for worship from the New Testament Scriptures.

Churches of Christ are autonomous, non-denominational congregations that submit only to Christ as the head of the church and the Bible as God's authoritative word.

Ojota Church of Christ is not a part of any denomination. Rather, we are a body of Christians who have been baptized by immersion in water to worship God according to the New Testament pattern, and who renounce human doctrines, creeds and affiliations. We believe that Christ is the owner and the head of the church (Acts 20:28; Eph. 1:22-23). Members are called and added to the church by the Lord (Acts 2:47). The church practices the essential elements of New Testament worship, derived from the New Testament Scriptures. She is called by the same names that were used to describe the people of the Lord in the apostolic days. The only unit of organization of Churches of Christ is congregational.