The history of St. Michael the Archangel parish, Ogbunike cannot be written without mentioning St. Anthony, Umudioka and Fr. Tansi. In 1943 when Fr. Tansi decided to have a mass center in Ogbunike; elder Okogba of Umukubuagha, Osile Ogbunike donated an expanse of land where the present parish lies.
In September 2016, St Michael the Archangel parish was elevated to the status of a parish by Most Rev. Valerian Okeke and Rev. Fr. Stephen Odinde was appointed as the pioneer parish priest.
Parish Pious Societies: legion of mary, mary league, tansi solidarity, charismatic renewal, divine mercy group, bible society, St. Anthony’s society, Marian Movement, precious blood.