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View of the cathedral of Christ Church, Zanzibar.. The Diocese of Zanzibar was founded in 1892, and developed separately from that of Eastern Equatorial Africa. Whilst mainland Tanzania was largely under the influence of evangelical missionary societies, Zanzibar was evangelised by Anglo-catholic missionaries, and represented a far more high church form of Anglicanism.
All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC, Conférence des Églises de toute l'Afrique or CETA) is an ecumenical fellowship that represents more than 200 million African Christians in 210 national churches and regional Christian councils in 43 African Countries. [1] AACC's head office is in Nairobi, Kenya, and there is a regional office in Lomé ...
The first known baptism in Tanzania was for an Indian family Itty Mathew and Grace Sunny Panakkal while they were living in Tanzania in 1982. [4] Robert Muhile was the first Tanzanian to join the Church who was baptized in Cairo, Egypt in 1991.
It is a landmark historical church, [1] as well as one of the most prominent examples of early Christian architecture in East Africa. [ 2 ] It was built in seven years, the foundation stone being laid on Christmas Day 1873 until the opening on Christmas 1879, [ 3 ] based on a vision of Edward Steere , third Anglican bishop of Zanzibar, who ...
The Christian Council of Tanzania is a Christian ecumenical organization founded in Tanzania in 1964. [1] It is a member of the World Council of Churches, the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa and the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa.
Today, such churches include Christ Apostolic Church, the Cherubim and Seraphim movement, Celestial Church of Christ, and Church of the Lord (Aladura). The first Aladura movement was started in 1918 in Ijebu Ode, now in Ogun State, Nigeria, by Sophia Odunlami and Joseph Sadare. They both attended St. Saviour's Anglican Church.
The Organization of African Instituted Churches (OAIC) is a Christian ecumenical organization founded in 1978. It is a member of the World Council of Churches. [1] It describes itself as "the representative body that brings together African Independent and Instituted Churches (AICs), offers them a forum for sharing their concerns and hopes, and enables churches to minister effectively to the ...
Established in 1895, Africa Inland Mission (AIM) is a Christian mission sending agency focused on Africa. Their stated mission is to see "Christ-centered churches established among all African peoples." [1] AIM established the Kapsowar Hospital in 1933. It developed into the Africa Inland Church (AIC), based in Kenya.