The history of St. Hilda’s Church is distinctly divided into three epochs. The first—the Stone Age Epoch—started in 1917, proven by an inscription eternally engraved on an antiquity bell hanging on the belfry.
Due to the centralized position of the village, eager elders engineered the sitting of the church at Daka-Ama. It operated as a centralized hub for neighboring villages like Ekerekanabie, Okpaku, Ibuluya, Fiberesima, Peri, and Orubo. They shared duties communally, taking turns cutting the bush paths leading to the main road.
Under the pragmatism of agents like Benjamin T.S. Okujagu, the church fought idolatry fiercely. Notably, in 1945, the shrine of a juju worshiper was completely destroyed after her conversion, a massive victory for early Christianity in the region.
The second epoch saw the church plunge deeply into darkness. After Agent James I. Tamuno was transferred in 1949, the grueling Okrika-Eleme inter-communal war shattered the village's socio-religious infrastructure. The church activities went wholly aground, and the long, bitter period of interregnum stretched across five decades.
In November 2004, the dry bones wore flesh again. A sweeping 3-day crusade championed by the Bishop, Rt. Revd. Tubokosemie R. Abere JP, shocked the district back into motion.
The church restarted in a half-walled building with no roof—just two makeshift canopies tied to external supports. Eye-witness accounts noted the phenomenal hand of God during this period: no church service was ever disrupted by rain despite the harsh, tempestuous weather. If storms were ferocious, they would exclusively strike on Saturdays or early Sunday mornings before service began!
Eventually, local worshippers pushed through immense adversities to construct a full roof. The "Renaissance" epoch catapulted St. Hilda's from a make-shift canopy ground to a solid edifice, boasting a newly built parsonage thanks to pioneers like Evangelist Daniel M. Daka.