Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa
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The Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa was founded in 1955 in Leopoldville by the American Presbyterian Congo Mission. The church was involved in the Protestant ecumenical movements, in the Church of Christ in Congo. The church was divided because of theological issues and 1,500 members withdrew to Pentecostal churches. In 1995 the church had 40,000 communicant members, 10,000 youth and 86 active pastors. The church has partnership relations with the
Presbyterian Church (USA) The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC(USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US, and known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and ...
. The denomination had 70,000 members and 74 congregations and 152 house fellowships in 2004. The church is a member of the
World Communion of Reformed Churches The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of Calvinist churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 80 million people, thus being the fourth-largest Chris ...
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1955 establishments in the Belgian Congo Christian organizations established in 1955 Culture of Kinshasa Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches Presbyterian denominations in Africa Presbyterianism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-stub