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The '''Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa''' was founded in 1955 in [[Leopoldville]] by the American Presbyterian Congo Mission. The church was involved in the Protestant ecumenial movements, in the Church of Christ in Congo. |
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The church was divided because theological issues, 1,500 members withdrew to Pentecostal churches. The denomination has 70,000 members and 74 congregations and 152 house fellowships in 2004. The church is a member of the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]].<ref>[http://www.wcrc.ch/node/164 www.wcrc.ch/node/164]</ref><ref>http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=12145&lg=eng</ref> |
The church was divided because theological issues, 1,500 members withdrew to Pentecostal churches. The denomination has 70,000 members and 74 congregations and 152 house fellowships in 2004. The church is a member of the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]].<ref>[http://www.wcrc.ch/node/164 www.wcrc.ch/node/164]</ref><ref>http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=12145&lg=eng</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:59, 26 March 2013
The Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa was founded in 1955 in Leopoldville by the American Presbyterian Congo Mission. The church was involved in the Protestant ecumenial movements, in the Church of Christ in Congo. The church was divided because theological issues, 1,500 members withdrew to Pentecostal churches. The denomination has 70,000 members and 74 congregations and 152 house fellowships in 2004. The church is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[1][2]