The Presbyterian Church of Senegal (PCS) - in
French
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''Eglise Presbytérienne du Sénégal'' - is a
Reformed Churches appellation
Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
in
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
. It was founded in 2004 by Pastor Moussa Diouf, converted to
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
through the work of
WEC International.
History
Pastor Moussa Diouf converted to Christianity from
World Evangelization for Christ, an international interdenominational mission. In 2004, the pastor founded the Presbyterian Church of Senegal.
Since then, the denomination has grown to reach a total of 20 churches and 800 members in 2017.
[
As of 2017, the denomination is presided over by Rev. Mamadou Diop.]
Inter-church Relations
The denomination is part of the World Reformed Fellowship.[ In addition, it receives help from the National Union of Independent Reformed Evangelical Churches of France for the training of pastors and social works.]West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...
called Presbyterian Churches of West Africa.[
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References
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Presbyterian denominations in Africa
Members of the World Reformed Fellowship