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The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) is a Presbyterian denomination. It consists of five synods: one in Zambia (Zambia Synod), one in Zimbabwe (Harare Synod) and three in Malawi – Livingstonia Synod in the north of the country, Nkhoma Synod in the centre, and Blantyre Synod in the south. The CCAP is the largest Protestant ...
The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Nkhoma Synod was founded in 1889 and is one of the major Protestant churches in Malawi. The Church consists of 124 congregations and 1,298 prayer houses and serves 800,000 members. [citation needed] The churches meet every two years in a synod.
The Synod of Livingstonia is a synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian.It was founded by missionaries of the Free Church of Scotland in 1875. [1] [2]The Livingstonia Synod is located in Northern Malawi, [3] [4] [5] and claims about 25% of the population of that region. [6]
The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Harare Synod was founded in 1965 by immigrant workers from Malawi in search of employment in mining and farming areas in Zimbabwe. Ministers came from Malawi and South Africa. Worships are in English, Shona, Chewa and Ndebele. The Harare Synod is part of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian. It ...
Those mission stations and surrounding Christian communities become part of the United Church in Central Africa in Rhodesia later the United Church in Zambia. However, congregations around Lundazi were cut off from the United Church in Zambia and they developed a separate church life, linked with the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia. The first ...
The Blantyre Mission was founded in 1876, with a church and school. It became a refuge for slaves. [1] The number of Christians grew, and in 1891 the St Michael and All Angels Church was dedicated. [2] In the late 1920s, responsibility for the church shifted from Scottish missionaries to African leaders. [3]
The largest Christian churches in Malawi are the Roman Catholic Church, of which 19% of Malawians are adherents, and the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) to which 18% belong. [2] The CCAP is the largest Protestant denomination in Malawi with 1.3 million members.
Livingstonia Mission Church. Laws wanted Livingstonia to develop into a University, but his successors did not pursue the dream until 2003, when the Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian (CCAP) renewed the vision and started University of Livingstonia .