ABSTRACT
Amidst Nigeria's history of ethnic and religious conflicts, poverty, and government distrust, COVID-19 has added to the country's list of challenges. According to the World Health Organization, Nigeria has one of the highest infection rates in Africa. The Zion World Prayer and Missions (ZWPM) is a faith-based nonprofit headquartered in northern Nigeria providing church support to Christian minorities and their communities. This essay discusses how the ZWPM leveraged its cultural competency within a Muslim-dominated region to promote education and church response strategies to prevent COVID transmission. As of June 2021, the ZWPM had not recorded any active case of infection or death among its members or networks.
