United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is a
Background
In 1800 when the Scottish Missionary Society established the
Congregational churches were formed by the assistance of the London Missionary Society from 1834. Later the Colonial Missionary Society take over the
The
Since the United Church was established, it has represented a strong presence of the
Interchurch organisations
It is affiliated with the World Communion of Reformed Churches,[2] the Council for World Mission and the World Council of Churches.
Statistics
It is governed by a council called the Synod. It has a head called a Moderator whose duty is to give pastoral oversight of the ministers within the denomination . The United Church is divided into 4 Regional Mission Councils, and had approximately 60,000 members in 204 congregations served by 86 pastors in 2006.[1]
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b "United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands — World Council of Churches". Oikoumene.org. January 1967. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ www.wcrc.ch/node/164 Archived August 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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