Church of Central Africa Presbyterian

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The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) is a

Livingstonia Synod in the north of the country, Nkhoma Synod in the centre, and Blantyre Synod
in the south.

The CCAP is the largest Protestant denomination in Malawi.[1]

History

Following the arrival of

Nkhoma.[2]
These three missions were the start of the three CCAP synods in Malawi.

In 1911 the Livingstonia and Blantyre Synods agreed to join together to form the CCAP[3] although, because of World War I, this union did not take place until 17 September 1924.[3] The CCAP at that time had 28 ministers (about half of whom were African) and 32 elders (almost all of whom were African).[3]

In 1926, the formerly Dutch Reformed Nkhoma Synod joined the CCAP.[4] The Harare Synod joined in 1965,[5] while the Lundazi Synod (now called the Zambia Synod) joined in 1984.[6]

In 1993, the Blantyre Synod issued a statement which acknowledged historically close ties with the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) so that "the church gradually lost its ability to admonish or speak pastorally to the government"[7] and indicated that they did "not want to make the same mistake at this time in order to ensure that the church retains its prophetic voice throughout the coming years of our country’s history."[7]

In 1998, some

Charismatic members split from the CCAP to form the Presbyterian Church of Malawi (PCM).[8]

The CCAP entered into a high-profile public feud with Malawian Second Vice President Chakufwa Chihana in 2004 after Chihana told the church not to "meddle" in politics.[9]

Beliefs

The Nkhoma Synod have adopted the

Thirty-Nine Articles, and Westminster Confession.[11]

Synods

See also

References

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