Presbyterian Church of Africa
The Presbyterian Church of Africa was founded in 1898 by Rev. James Mzimba, who broke from the
Alice, Cape Colony. Mzimba had a dispute with the Free Church of Scotland over land and over the use of money.[2] The Presbyterian Church of Africa is a predominantly black church.[3] It was a small group of churches with 2 presbyteries. The church grew steadily. It is one of the oldest independent churches in Africa
.
Churches are located in Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe the church has one presbytery.[4] The headquarters of the church is in South Africa. It has 9 presbyteries, and church membership is 3,400,000 with 9,000 congregations and 600 house fellowships.[5]
The denomination affirms the
Apostles Creed and Westminster Confession of Faith.[6]
It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[7]
References
- ^ "Presbyterian Church of Africa - History". Archived from the original on 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions".
- ^ "Adressdatenbank reformierter Kirchen und Einrichtungen".
- ^ "Reformed Churches » Religion in Zimbabwe".
- ^ www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/south-africa/presbyterian-church-of-africa.html Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Adressdatenbank reformierter Kirchen und Einrichtungen".
- ^ "Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
