A poster detailing strict dress rules at the Celestial Church of Christ, Sharon Parish, in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has sparked reactions online.
The rules ban nose rings, anklets, heavy makeup, long nails, see-through clothes, mini dresses, and trousers for women. For men, the church prohibits plaited hair and earrings.
The church’s sign promotes modesty and reverence, using an example of traditional white garments and head covering common in CCC services.
However, the post, shared by an X user, @vickky52160697, drew attention to the strictness of the rules.
The comments section was full of debate, with some defending the church’s right to set its own rules and others joking about the restrictions.
@unhingedSNO wrote: “My only problem is the plaited hair for men, lmao you won’t see me again.”
@chicharito23401 wrote: “Dem no kukuma force una.. if you can’t abide by their rules…Then visit the next available parish.. To each his own.”
@youngemlax, who said he is not a Celestial member, added: “I am not celestian but this is very commendable.”
@utdemperor wrote: “Then no one will come to their church.”
@mafiabossthad commented: “Mumu people outside the church what happens. These guys.”
@babanlaijogbon wrote: “You people trust want to control your member’s why??”
@Anuoluwa_Emmax questioned: “But church is meant for sinners.”
@obaa5034 argued: “Let me tell you this if you’re hunting for a house to rent if the landlord too get rules and regulations do not rent that type of house same as church if rule and regulations too much don’t attend.”
@kingcolle added: “Awon asiere but they can twerk in the church.”
@rhidozi_ weighed in: “You’ll never find this in a mosque bcuz you automatically know what to do as a Muslim, most Christian live a different way of lives and only go to church on Sunday.”
The Sharon Parish rules are not unusual for the Celestial Church of Christ, which has a formal Code of Conduct prohibiting transparent dress, requiring women to cover their heads, and banning makeup and painted nails for female members .
The white garment, known as the Sutana, symbolizes purity and holiness, and members are expected to dress modestly within church premises . The church’s rules also forbid wearing red or black apparel within the parish .
The church dressing debate has been the rave in recent times, WUZUP Nigeria previously reported that Nollywood actor Charles Born revealed he was left “embarrassed” after being asked to change seats at Celebration Church in Abuja over his outfit.
Born said he was asked to move based on “a reservation about how I was dressed” during his first visit to the church on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
“This has to be the biggest, rudest shock to me, not to talk of how embarrassing it was for me to do the walk of shame out of CELEBRATION CHURCH UTAKO, Abuja, this morning,” he wrote.
He questioned the decision, asking: “I would like to think that the church is a place to come as you are, but this? Reservation about how I am dressed?”
Born’s outfit reportedly featured a waistcoat with an open or revealing top, which some online commenters said was inappropriate for a worship setting.
In February 2026, crossdresser James Brown sparked outrage after wearing a female Sutana to receive prayers at a CCC parish in Ogun State, with members calling the act inappropriate and damaging to the church’s image.