Presbyterianism Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Africa=== [[File:Christ Presbyterian Church Akropong.jpg|thumb|[[Christ Presbyterian Church, Akropong]], Ghana]] Presbyterianism arrived in Africa in the 19th century through the work of Scottish missionaries and founded churches such as [[St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, Malawi]]. The church has grown extensively and now has a presence in at least 23 countries in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/global/africa/ |publisher= PC(USA) |title= Worldwide Ministries, Africa |access-date= 7 December 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130815182043/http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/global/africa/ |archive-date= 15 August 2013 }}</ref> African Presbyterian churches often incorporate diaconal ministries, including social services, emergency relief, and the operation of mission hospitals. A number of partnerships exist between presbyteries in Africa and the PC(USA), including specific connections with Lesotho, Cameroon, Malawi, South Africa, Ghana and Zambia. For example, the Lackawanna Presbytery, located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, has a partnership with a presbytery in Ghana. Also the Southminster Presbyterian Church, located near Pittsburgh, has partnerships with churches in Malawi and Kenya. The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, western Africa is also healthy and strong in mostly the southern states of this nation, strong density in the south-eastern states of this country. Beginning from Cross River state, the nearby coastal states, Rivers state, Lagos state to Ebonyi and Abia States. [[Hope Masterton Waddell|Hope Waddel]]'s missionary expedition in the mid 19th century, and later [[Mary Slessor]]'s stay in this coastal regions of the then British colony has brought about the beginning and the flourishing of this church in these areas. '''Cameroon''' The [[Presbyterian Church in Cameroon]] currently a member of reformed churches in Cameroon ====Kenya==== The [[Presbyterian Church of East Africa]], based in Kenya, is particularly strong, with 500 clergy and 4 million members.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/global/kenya/ | publisher = PC(USA) | title = Worldwide Ministries, Kenya | access-date = 7 December 2012 | archive-date = 15 August 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130815202357/http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/global/kenya/ | url-status = live }}</ref> ==== Malawi ==== The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Malawi has 150 congregations and 17 000β20 000 members{{Citation needed|date = September 2018|reason = Dubious}}. It was a mission of the Free Presbyterian church of Scotland. The Restored Reformed Church works with RPCM. Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Malawi is an existing small church. Part of the Presbyterian Church in Malawi and Zambia is known as CCAP, Church of Central Africa-Presbyterian. Often the churches there have one main congregation and a number of prayer houses develop. Education, health ministries, and worship and spiritual development are important. ====Southern Africa==== Southern Africa is a major base of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches.{{Citation needed|date = December 2015|reason = Dubious}} ====Northern Africa==== * [[Presbyterian Church in Sudan|The Presbyterian Church of South Sudan and Sudan]], founded in 1902 by American missionaries in [[Malakal]], was deprived of foreign pastors since 1962 by decision of the Sudanese government but it continued to grow. It is now the 3rd largest Christian church in Sudan with 1,000,000 members, now shared between [[Sudan]] and [[South Sudan]].<ref name = PCSSS>{{cite web | url = https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/presbyterian-church-of-the-sudan | publisher = the website of the [[World Council of Churches]] | title = Presbyterian Church of South Sudan and Sudan | date = January 1965 | access-date = September 14, 2018 | archive-date = 18 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181118184224/https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/presbyterian-church-of-the-sudan | url-status = live }}.</ref> * The [[Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian Evangelical Church of Sudan]] was founded in the north of the country and in Khartoum by the same American missionaries in the late 19th century but left under the guidance of Egyptian evangelical pastors of Coptic origin.<ref name = PCSSS/> In addition, there are a number of Presbyterian Churches in north Africa, the most known is the Nile Synod in Egypt and a recently founded synod for Sudan. 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