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The Church of Christ in Congo is led by a President that holds the rank of Bishop, and two Vice-Presidents. The president is the presiding minister of the Cathedral of the Protestant Centennial in Congo ( French : Cathédrale du Centenaire Protestant au Congo ), also known as the International Protestant Church of Kinshasa ( French : Paroisse ...
Christianity is the largest religion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is professed by a majority of the population. According to the 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom, an estimated 48.1% of the population are Protestant (including evangelical Christians and the Church of Jesus Christ on Earth) and 47.3% are Catholic ...
The Baptist Community of Congo has its origins in a British mission of the Livingstone Inland Mission installed in the Upper Congo River, in 1878, by the Baptist Welsh pastor Alfred Tilly. [1] In 1884, the Livingstone Inland Mission was taken over by the American Baptist Missionary Union. [2] In 1946, the Baptist Church of Congo is founded. [3]
The legalized church, known as the Church of Jesus Christ on Earth by the Prophet Simon Kimbangu (Église de Jésus-Christ sur Terre par le Prophète Simon Kimbangu—EJCSK), has since succeeded in becoming one of the only three Christian groups recognized by the state, the other two being the Catholic Church and the Church of Christ in Congo ...
As of 2021, the LDS Church reported 102,862 members in 269 congregations in the DRC, [1] making it the third largest body of LDS Church members in Africa, behind Nigeria and Ghana. [4] Currently, the DRC ranks as having the 16th highest LDS growth rate among countries of the world, with an annual growth rate of 13 percent.
[1] [2] [3] In 1960, the Lower River Baptist Church, the Upper Congo Baptist Church and the Middle River Baptist Church joined forces to form the Zaire River Baptist Community. [4] In 2006, the Community had 221 churches and 274,092 members. [5] According to a census published by the association in 2024, it claimed 2,685 churches and 1,765,836 ...
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Church of Christ (Wightite) – This denomination, founded by Lyman Wight in 1844, split from the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) at the death of Joseph Smith. Church of Christ (Temple Lot) – Informally referred to as "Hedrickites", this denomination is headquartered in Independence, Missouri, on what is known as the Temple Lot. It was ...