The Great Revival did not only embrace all the beliefs accepted by the Faith Tabernacle group, but also went further by embracing the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the spiritual manifestation of seeing visions, prophesying, speaking in tongues and dreaming. Consequently upon this, people with diverse deceases were healed in thousands and, in turn, they spontaneously rejected their idols and other medicines. Massive revivals hitherto unknown in Nigeria ensued. Thousands of people surrendered their lives to Jesus.

The Church leaders were later subjected to various forms of intimidations and harassment at different levels of society. The problem made the group to seek the co-operation of the British Apostolic Brothers in Bradford, England. This was made possible by Mr D.O. Odubanjo. And on the 23rd September, 1931 three missionaries viz: Pastor D.P. Williams, A.Turnbull and W.J. Williams arrived Nigeria as guest of the Church.

In November, 1931, the visiting missionaries ordained the first seven Pastors of the Church who had earlier been ordained by proxy by Pastor A. Clark in America.
The co-operation between the Nigerian Church and the British Apostolic Brothers came to an end during the 1939/40 crisis. As a result of the disagreement over the issue of ‘Divine Healing’, two groups had emerged. The pro-European group was led by Pastor S.G. Adegboyega while Apostle J. Babalola, Pastor D.O.Odubanjo and Pastor (Oba) I.B. Akinyele led the Nigerian group.
Over time the group was led by God to be called CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH. It was there after registered as No. 147 of May 4, 1943, under the Lands Perpetual Succession Ordinance.
During the decades 1940-1960, the Church was subjected to a series of problems. Stiff opposition came from detractors of the church including some of the orthodox churches, most government officers, some Kings and high chiefs etc. There were also problems of internal administration, inadequate training, recruitment of unqualified personnel and weak finances.
However, the following factors later tilted the pendulum in favour of the church; political power had passed to the Africans who were free to embrace the Gospel; the church had produced literate children; prominent men and women who had directly or indirectly benefited from the church then gave it their support.

Mr Joseph Sadare was compelled to give up his post in the Synod and others were forced to resign their jobs and to withdraw their children from the Anglican Schools.
But in less than a decade, branches of the group had been established in Lagos, Ibadan, Ilesa, Oyan, Ile-Ife Minna, Jos and Zaria. Their members had also imbibed reliance on the power of prayer, divine healing and the all sufficiency of God.