21st March 1971: Pastor Benson Idahosa is ordained into the Ministry. The ordination was conducted by Sydney Granville Elton and Gordon Lindsay at Church of God Missions International, Iyaro Benin City, Edo State Nigeria.
21st March 2011: Landmark University Founder’s Day, the University is officially dedicated and commences full operation. Landmark University is the Second University founded by the World Mission Agency of the Living Faith Church Worldwide with Dr. David Oyedepo as the Chancellor. It is currently the 1st University in Sub-Saharan Africa for Ethical Leadership Pillar according to Times Higher Education.
21st March 1972: Ntia I. Ntia is born in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. He is the Founder of Full Life Christian Centre.
21st March 1962: Zilly Aggrey is born in Tema, Accra Ghana. He is the Founder of Royal House of Grace International Church, President of International Network of Apostolic Ministries and Churches, a Past Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rivers State and Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rivers State Chapter, Port-Harcourt Nigeria.
21st March 2023: The Federal High Court, Abuja presided by Justice Inyang Ekwo rules in favour of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) making the provisions of Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 which empowered CAC to, among other things, interfer and take over the administration of every Church in Nigeria (or even close them down) at the slightest allegation of non-compliance with certain provisions of CAMA 2020 inapplicable to Churches and Christian Bodies in Nigeria.
21st March 2013: Justin Welby is enthroned as Archbishop at Canterbury Cathedral, London, United Kingdom. During his tenure in August 2024, the Church of England’s General Synod narrowly approved prayers for same-sex couples, with votes by Houses: Bishops 22 for, 12 against; Clergy 99 for, 88 against; and Laity 95 for, 91 against. Specifically, the vote approved “Living in Love and Faith,” a liturgy to bless same-sex couples, and authorized clergy to enter into same-sex marriages. This decision was met with both celebration by LGBTQ+ advocates and criticism from conservative Anglicans, with some groups threatening to break away from the Church of England.
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) subsequently called the Church of England’s approval of prayers for same-sex couples a fundamental error to Scripture, stating that the decision is a withdrawal from Scriptural teachings that define marriage as solely between a man and a woman. Archbishop Welby resigned from this position in January, 2025 after The Makin Review found he could and should have reported decades-long sexu@l abus€ of men and young boys by his former friend, the Barrister John Smyth QC, who was involved in Christian Ministry for Children.
21st March 547: Saint Benedict of Nursia goes to be with the Lord at Monte Cassino, Italy. He was an Italian Monk, the Patron Saint of Europe, the Author of the Benedictine Rule which established the pattern for European Monastic life throughout the Middle Ages.
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