United Church of Zambia
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The United Church of Zambia is a major Protestant denomination in Zambia formed through the union of several missionary churches, known for its ecumenical character and significant social and educational work in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Church of Zambia canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian church
ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ Reformed church ⓘ United church ⓘ |
| churchPolity | Presbyterian polity ⓘ |
| classification | mainline Protestant ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1965-01-16 ⓘ |
| denominationType | Protestant ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
education
ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ rural development ⓘ social services ⓘ |
| formedByUnionOf |
Church of Barotseland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (Zambian congregations) NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of Scotland missions in Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ London Missionary Society congregations in Zambia ⓘ Methodist Church in Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | General Synod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClergy |
lay preachers
ⓘ
ordained ministers ⓘ |
| hasCongregationsIn | all provinces of Zambia ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine | Trinitarian Christianity ⓘ |
| hasMembership | over 1,000,000 members ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lusaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship |
Bemba
ⓘ
English ⓘ Lozi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyanja NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga ⓘ other Zambian languages ⓘ |
| mainClassification | Protestantism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
All Africa Conference of Churches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of Churches in Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ World Communion of Reformed Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionFocus |
education and health ministries
ⓘ
evangelism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| operates |
colleges
ⓘ
hospitals ⓘ primary schools ⓘ rural health centres ⓘ secondary schools ⓘ |
| orientation | ecumenical ⓘ |
| practices |
Holy Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
baptism ⓘ |
| recognizesText | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theology | Reformed theology ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.