Proliferation of Churches and the Phenomenal Moral Decadence in Nigeria

The Socio-Economic Implications

Abstract

This paper focused on moral decadence in Nigeria in-spite of the proliferation of churches with a focus on Pentecostal ministries, from a humanistic point of view. The study depended mostly on secondary data in an attempt to study this phenomenon. Both negative and positive impact of Pentecostalism in Nigeria were presented. It also indicated several manifestations of moral decadence in-spite of church growth and its causal factors. The study also looked at the economic and sociological implications of church proliferation with moral decadence. The study ends with concluding remarks.