NIGERIA GAY CHURCH RESUME OPERATIONS IN LAGOS

Less than five years after
Nigeria-only gay church, House of Rainbow, was attacked by some Lagos
residents and consequently closed down in Nigeria, the church has returned
to the country with three secret groups in the African most populous nation.

With this development, Nigeria appears to lead other countries where the church
currently operates.
Founded by Nigerian-born gay, Rev. Rowland Jide
Macaulay, House of Rainbow, which came to Nigeria in 2006, is “an inclusive and
affirming religious community open and welcome to all people including sexual
minorities and marginalized people, a monthly gathering of ‘people of faith’
for ‘prayer and praise’, which focuses on the person’s journey towards
reconciliation of sexuality and spirituality.”

Macaulay, a trained lawyer and son of a reverend
who owns a massive church in Lagos, is leading the comeback even though he remains in
self-imposed exile in London, where sources said he currently enjoys lots of
financial sponsorship for the movement.

Unlike in the pre-2008 when the church openly
operated at Jakande Estate, Isolo, and Berger in Lagos, Macaulay, who is the
backbone of the movement, is not secretive of the meeting places and time of
the church in Nigeria, but has instituted a very stringent process to screen
prospective members of coming to join the church.