Impact of religion tourism on community: Case studies of synagogue church of all nations in lagos, nigeria.

The study evaluates the economic impact of Synagogue Church of all nations as a religion tourism destination and its effects on Ikotun community, Lagos using questionnaire, personal observation and interview techniques. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 250 respondents comprises of tourists, residents and tourism service providers who have attained 18 years of age to ensure that all the respondents are mature enough to understand the research issues. Data collected from the survey were collated and analysed with the aid of descriptive statistics and chi-square statistics method. Findings from the study revealed that up to 84% of respondents agreed that religious tourism has increased economic activities in Ikotun Egbe community thereby reducing the level of unemployment in the areas. It was also discovered that despite immense contributions of religion tourism activities in the area the level of infrastructure facilities in terms of good quality road, uninterrupted power supply and communication facilities leave much to be desired. In view of this, the study recommended among others good management strategies in form of public-private partnership in provision of necessary infrastructure facilities in the study areas to enhance quality of service delivery to tourists as well as local communities.