The Evangelical Reformed Church in Angola is a
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denomination in the country of
Angola
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established by the missionaries of the
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Reformed church.
History
The Evangelical Reformed Church in Angola (Igreja Evangelica Reformada de Angola in Portuguese) was established in 1925 in
Kikaya,
Uige Province in the North by
Swiss
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and
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missionaries, especially
Archibald Patterson from
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and
Ernest Nickleus of the
Swiss Reformed Church
The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...
. The Mission of Northern Angola covered the Northern part of
Angola
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, included the cities of Kikuya,
Kinkuni, and
Kimbela. During the Portuguese rule, catechists and evangelist were often arrested. During the war the church suffered persecution, and properties were destroyed. Later the mission was divided into 3 parts, one part fled to
Zaire
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during the war, the other in the woods to the guerillas, the third remained the towns and cities. After war parishes were reconstructed. A fifth of the members could not be destroyed. The church reopened in 1973. Headquarters were removed from Uige to
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
. It is primarily strong in the Eastern part of the country though it is present in 11 Provinces out of the 18 in Angola. In 1978 adopted the current name.
The
Presbyterian Church of Angola
The Presbyterian Church in Angola (In Portuguese the Igreja Presbiteriana de Angola or IPA) is a federation of theologically orthodox Reformed churches, that was founded in the mid-1980s, adopting the Westminster Confession of Faith as the offic ...
separated from the denomination in 1986 under the leadership of Neves Massaqui.
Doctrine
The church affirms the historic confessions of:
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Heidelberg Catechism
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Second Helvetic Confession
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History
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Apostles Creed
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.
Member of the
World Communion of Reformed Churches
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.
Statistics
The church has 300,000 members in 450 congregations served by 370 pastors.
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References
External links
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Reformed denominations in Africa
Protestantism in Angola
Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
Christian organizations established in 1925
1925 establishments in the Portuguese Empire