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Protestantism In Mozambique
Christianity is the largest religion in Mozambique, with 62% of the population in 2023. More than half of these are evangelical and Pentecostal Christians. History Since the Portuguese colonial period in Mozambique, the Catholic Church has been the main Christian group in the country, followed by various Protestant mission churches and African Independent Churches (AICs). The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions sent Protestant missionaries to the country in 1881. In 1882, the Church of Valdezia/Spelonken in South Africa sent Josefa Mhalamhala to start a Presbyterian Church in Mozambique. The Swiss Mission Church in South Africa also sent Rev. Paul Berthoud, who started two mission stations and a training institute in Rikatla. Modern day Among the main Protestant churches in Mozambique are Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique, the Igreja Metodista Unida, the Labourers Chapel Mozambique, the Assembleias de Deus, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Anglican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious .... It is the Major religious groups, world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in Christianity by country, 157 countries and territories, and believe that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God, whose coming as the Messiah#Christianity, messiah was Old Testament messianic prophecies quoted in the New Testament, prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igreja Do Evangelho Completo De Deus
"Igreja" ("Church") is a single by Brazilian rock band Titãs, released in 1986, part of their ''Cabeça Dinossauro'' album. Lyrics and composition According to songwriter and then bassist and vocalist Nando Reis, the song was written on the acoustic guitar at his mother's house in the district of Butantã, São Paulo: By the time of the album's release, Reis said: Reception within the band It was one of the last songs to be selected for the album and it stirred controversy among the members themselves - vocalist Arnaldo Antunes, at first, didn't want to record it and would even leave the stage sometimes when the song was performed live. When the members had a meeting at vocalist Branco Mello's apartment to discuss the album's repertoire, vocalist, bassist and saxophonist Paulo Miklos also opposed the song's inclusion, but soon changed his mind as the band performed it live. Antunes, on the other hand, said "the song is against the Church as the institution, but at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Council Of Mozambique
The Christian Council of Mozambique (Conselho Cristão de Moçambique) is an ecumenical Christian organization in Mozambique. It was founded in 1948 and is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa. External links Official website Christian organizations established in 1948 Members of the World Council of Churches [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church In Mozambique
The Catholic Church in Mozambique is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are over 8,784 million Catholics (30.5%) in Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony. The country is divided into twelve dioceses including three archdioceses. The first mission was started by Portuguese Franciscans in 1500. Dioceses * Archdiocese of Beira *Archdiocese of Maputo *Archdiocese of Nampula * Diocese of Chimoio * Diocese of Gurué * Diocese of Inhambane * Diocese of Lichinga *Diocese of Nacala *Diocese of Pemba * Diocese of Quelimane * Diocese of Tete * Diocese of Xai-Xai References Sources * CRUZ CORREIA, Francisco Augusto da, ''O Método missionário dos Jesuítas em Moçambique, 1881.1910. Um contributo para a História da Missão da Zambézia'', Braga: Livraria A.I., 1991, 471p. * FERREIRA, L., ''Igreja Ministerial em Moçambique. Caminhos de hoje e de amanhã'' (Lisbon, 1987) * LUZIA, J., “A Igreja das Palhotas. G� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religion In Mozambique
Religion in Mozambique is diverse, with Christianity being the most widely professed faith. According to the most recent census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics in 2017, 59.8% of the population of Mozambique was Christian, 18.9% was Muslim (mainly Sunni), 13.9% had no religion, 4.8% adhered to other beliefs, and 2.5% of the population was unspecified. These figures need to be used with caution, especially those pertaining to the population that is categorised as having no religion, a significant section of whom is likely to practice traditional animist beliefs.Eric Morier-Genoud, “Renouveau religieux et politique au Mozambique: entre permanence, rupture et historicité”, ''Politique africaine'', n°134, June 2014, pp.155-177 Religious communities are dispersed throughout the country. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangelical Lutheran Church In Mozambique
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Mozambique. It has a membership of 12,606, and has been a member of the Lutheran World Federation since 1999. It is also affiliated with its regional expression, the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa is a Lutheran church in South Africa. The church has 580,000 baptized members in seven dioceses in South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini, and is (by a wide margin) the largest Lutheran church in th ..., and with the Christian Council of Mozambique. The church's head is Bishop Eduardo Sinalo References {{coord missing, Mozambique Lutheranism in Africa Churches in Mozambique Lutheran World Federation members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igrejas De Cristo
Igrejas de Cristo is a denomination of Mozambique. It is a Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ... church with approximately 200 congregations. It has at least a thousand members. References *World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001 edition, Volume 1, page 517 External links * Churches in Mozambique {{Mozambique-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igreja Presbiteriana De Moçambique
Igreja Presbiteriana de Moçambique is one of the largest Protestant denominations of Mozambique. History The Presbyterian Church in Mozambique was started by Mozambicans, who heard the gospel in South Africa. Yosefa Mhalamhala converted to the Reformed faith, and went back to Mozambique in 1880. In 1882 an African church was born. In 1887 the Swiss missionaries joined the African Church and founded the Swiss Mission. Since then it was known as simply the Swiss mission. It has established schools, hospitals and agricultural settings. In 1948 it became independent. It is a Presbyterian church. The denomination was founded by Swiss missionaries especially Paul Bertaud. In the early years the church operated in the provinces of Maputo and Gaza but today it spread across the country. By 1948 the church become autonomous and self-supporting. In 1972 the first Synod president and several other members was arrested by the Portuguese authorities. In 1998 the denomination celebrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igreja Crista Evangelica Pentecostal (ICEP)
"Igreja" ("Church") is a single by Brazilian rock band Titãs, released in 1986, part of their ''Cabeça Dinossauro'' album. Lyrics and composition According to songwriter and then bassist and vocalist Nando Reis, the song was written on the acoustic guitar at his mother's house in the district of Butantã, São Paulo: By the time of the album's release, Reis said: Reception within the band It was one of the last songs to be selected for the album and it stirred controversy among the members themselves - vocalist Arnaldo Antunes, at first, didn't want to record it and would even leave the stage sometimes when the song was performed live. When the members had a meeting at vocalist Branco Mello's apartment to discuss the album's repertoire, vocalist, bassist and saxophonist Paulo Miklos also opposed the song's inclusion, but soon changed his mind as the band performed it live. Antunes, on the other hand, said "the song is against the Church as the institution, but at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of Niassa
The Diocese of Niassa (pt. ''Diocese Anglicana do Niassa'') it is one of the three Anglican dioceses of Mozambique, part of the Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola. This diocese is geographically the central of the three, the others being the Diocese of Lebombo and the Diocese of Nampula. History Mark van Koevering, an American of Dutch descent, was the diocesan bishop from 2003 to 2015. The diocese itself was not able to elect a bishop after three days of election to succeed him and so it was delegated to the synod of bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in September 2016 where the Synod elected Vicente Msosa as the bishop elect, being consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Niassa on 25 February 2017. Structure Niassa diocese is divided into six archdeaconries: Cobue, Lunho, Lichinga, Milange, Rio Chire and Lurio. The diocese has 426 congregations, over 65,500 worshipers, and 55 priests. It has a link with the Diocese of London in the Church of England. Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Notably Northern Mozambique lies within the monsoon trade winds of the Indian Ocean and is frequentely affected by disruptive weather. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and language. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
