Why Josiah Ositelu’s ministry was rejected by Nigeria’s Pentecostal pioneers

Josiah Ositelu was a remarkable figure in the early days of Pentecostalism in Nigeria. His fame even briefly eclipsed that of Joseph Babalola. But then some Pentecostal leaders began to notice that something was not right and confronted him during a meeting that can be regarded as the most important council in the early history of Pentecostalism in Nigeria. Research for this documentary draws heavily from the following materials: 1. Turner, H. W. "History of an African Independent Church: The Church of the Lord (Aladura)", 2 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1967. 2. Mitchell, Robert. “Religious Protest and Social Change: The Origins of the Aladura Movement in Western Nigeria,” in Robert Rotberg and Ali Mazrui (eds.), Protest and Power in Black Africa. New York: Oxford University Press, 1970. 3. Materials from the Harold Turner Collection at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham. 4. Peel, J. D. Y. "Aladura: A Religious Movement among the Yoruba." London: Oxford University Press, 1968. #nigerianchurch #churchhistory #pentecostal #josiahositelu #josephbabalola #christianity