At Canaanland in Ota, silence has become the loudest signal of near completion. The cranes linger but no longer dominate. What remains is scale, settled and assured, as The Ark Auditorium edges toward readiness.
Based on reports, construction is effectively complete. The twin towers stand finished; seating for the 109,000-capacity main bowl has been in place for two years. As of February 2026, work has narrowed to final logistics: lifting heavy equipment, sealing interiors, and tuning systems.
The building is scheduled for dedication later in 2026. An earlier plan pointed to November 2025, but Bishop David Oyedepo shifted the date, citing the need for technical exactitude.
By any metric, the structure is formidable: 129 escalators, travelators, and elevators are installed, 22 transformers power the site, and over 1,200 toilets are spread across the complex. This is a worship space designed with crowd science in mind.
Its ambitions are global. The Ark is projected to set multiple world records, starting with a 318-metre roof span without internal columns, plus a 21-metre foundation, the deepest for any church, and the largest indoor Christian auditorium ever built.
Alongside the main bowl sit a 20,000-seat children’s church and a 5,000-capacity youth church. An 80MW power plant is under construction. Solar energy and rainwater harvesting are integrated, quietly reducing dependence on the national grid.
For Living Faith Church, the meaning is deep. Oyedepo describes The Ark as a modern Tabernacle of Rescue, a name he says emerged after two years of spiritual pause. The project, first announced in 2015 as Faith Theatre, took its present identity in 2017.
There is theology in the scale. Leaders speak of “church flow”, not growth, an attempt to gather vast numbers in fewer services. Faith Tabernacle, once the centre, will shift into overflow duty.
Outside the gates, effects are tangible. Land values have surged, with roads being widened and jobs following the build. Debate persists, as expected, but the structure stands indifferent to argument.
What remains is timing. The Ark is finished enough to impress, unfinished enough to wait. Its final act is not construction, but simply the opening of doors.
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