The United Church in Zambia is the largest Protestant church in Zambia with coverage of all the ten provinces of the country[1] The church formed on 16 January 1965, this is a result of the union of Church of Central Africa, Rhodesia (a mission work of the Church of Scotland), the Union Church of Copperbelt, the Copperbelt Free Church Council, the Church of Barotseland and the Methodist church.[2]

The United Church in Zambia has partnership relations with the United Church of Canada.[3] The church maintains its own Theological Colleges in Zambia.[4]

The United Church in Zambia has 3,000,000 members in 1,060 congregations. The United church has Presbyterian church government with 10 presbyteries and a Synod. It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the World Methodist Council. Close contacts with the Church of Scotland and the Presbyterian Church (USA) were established.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "United Church of Zambia « UnitingWorld". Archived from the original on April 18, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Christoph Fasse. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". reformiert-online.net. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Zambia | the United Church of Canada". Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Zambia | the United Church of Canada". Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ "United Church of Zambia — World Council of Churches". oikoumene.org. Retrieved September 6, 2017.


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