The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has met and prayed with leaders from the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) at Lambeth Palace this week.

Archbishop Welby welcomed Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the RCCG in Nigeria, together with his delegation which included Pastor Agu Irukwu, the Chief Overseer of the RCCG in the UK, to Lambeth Palace on Tuesday for a morning of prayer and conversation.

“They discussed possibilities for further collaboration between the Anglican and RCCG churches and communions, nationally and internationally,” a spokesman for the Archbishop said. “During the meeting the Archbishop and Pastor Adeboye led prayers for Christian unity and revival. Afterwards the Archbishop and the Pastor spent time in private discussion and prayer.”

During the visit, Pastor Adeboye was shown a selection of precious items from the Lambeth Palace Library, including works relating to the first black Anglican bishop, Samuel Ajayi Crowther.

In October last year Archbishop Justin was invited to address 40,000 people at the RCCG’s Festival of Light in London, where he called for Christians of different denominations to be reconciled in Christ and to be reconcilers in their communities and nations.