The Catholic Charismatic Renewal started in February 1967 in Duquesne University, Pennsylvania,
USA. Like a grain of mustard seed, it has spread all over the world with a membership of about
115 million Catholics. It was birthed by the Holy Spirit and its growth has been powered by the
Holy Spirit.
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria (CCRN) is a lay organization which started in
Nigeria in 1967. Within her 50 years of existence, she has spread to virtually all the parishes
in the nine Archdioceses, forty-four Dioceses, and two Vicariates of the Nigerian Church. Using
our most recent information, she has about 2,100 Prayer Groups (PG) and Coordinators, four
hundred and forty-four executives of the Diocesan Service Team (DST), seventy two leaders of the
Provincial Service Team (PST), and over 250,000 members across the country.
The Administrative structure of the CCRN starts from the PG Service Team to the DST, PST, and
finally the National Service Team (NST) under the governance of the National Executive Council
(NEC), which is the highest governing body of the organization in Nigeria.
Our Spirituality
- To remain faithful to her spirituality, CCRN put in place activities that would start, sustain, and spread the fire of the Holy Spirit (cf. 2 Timothy 1:7). Such activities include: Prayers, Bible Studies, Seminars and Workshops, Fellowship, Teachings, Conferences, Exercising the Gifts, and a Life of Witnessing.
- Charismatic Spirituality centers on ‘Life in the Spirit’ that transform members inside out and dispose them to the searching sword of the Word of God, the truth that sets free, and to the anointing of the Spirit. This spirituality revolves around ones fruitful response to the Holy Spirit, and His Gifts, by commitment to Jesus and the Catholic Church.
- Charismatic Spirituality goes beyond frenzied gathering characterized by outbursts, shouting and clapping, prophetic utterances and healing. It extend to acts that build the faith of here members based on free, conscious, and personal choice. By virtue of the ‘Charism’ of her foundation, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement is destined to be militant, god as sentinel or combatant soldiers in rescue operations. So, members of the Renewal engage in the battle of faith against the wicked principalities and power at work in this life (cf. Ephesian 6:12). One’s membership into the Catholic Charismatic Renewal begins with participation in “Life in the Spirit Seminar”, which aims at teaching members the basis truth of our faith and lead them to personal relationship with Christ.
Fellowship
Every Wednesday by 6:00pm at Pre degree Hall
Bible Studies
Every Friday by 6:00pm at the pre degree hall.