The Evangelical Church of Christ in Mozambique (or the Igreja Evangelica de Cristo em Mocambique in

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) was a result of

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missionaries from

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. James Reid started working in the

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region in 1910. In 1912 a mission station was opened in

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. In 1913 the Scottish Presbyterian Church was founded, and was later renamed to Evangelical Mission of Nauela. The missionaries left Mozambique in 1933, the work was transferred to the Church of Brethren, 5 years later it was handed over by the South African General Mission. The

government closed the mission in 1959. Trouble period came. But the church survived. Several congregations remained faithful to their origin. The church governance is

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. In 2004 it had 40,000 members and 500 congregations and 10 prayer stations. It is a partner church of the

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. It is a member of the

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. Its headquarters are in

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References

{{Religion in Mozambique Reformed denominations in Africa Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches 1913 establishments in Mozambique