29th March 1788: Charles Wesley goes to be with the Lord. Charles Wesley was an evangelist and brother to John Wesley, they were both founders of Methodism. Charles Wesley wrote more than 8,000 hymns.
29th March 2005: Covenant University is rated the best university in Nigeria for the first time with 16 of her courses accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC). It was the first time a Mission / Christian university would be rated better than all public universities in Nigeria. Covenant University is currently ranked first in in Africa and 49th globally by Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science ranking of universities.
29th March 1956: Pastor Abraham Ojeme is born. Pastor Abraham Ojeme is the Lead Builder, The Builder’s Forum and former Vice President (Foreign Missions) of Living Faith Church Worldwide
29th March 1867: The foundation stone for the first church building of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Marina, Lagos, Nigeria is laid. The first church building which was a 400 seating capacity church was completed in 1869 and rebuilt between 1925 and 1946. The Cathedral Church of Christ in Marina, Lagos State is the oldest Anglican Cathedral in Nigeria.
29th March 1987: The Perez Chapel International (formerly known as the Word Miracle Church International) is established in Tamale, Northern Ghana. The Perez Chapel was founded by Archbishop Charles Agyinasare and is currently headquartered in Accra, Ghana.
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