Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Synod of Livingstonia

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]

Synod of Livingstonia
Classification	Protestant
Polity	Presbyterian
Associations	Part of Church of Central Africa Presbyterian
Region	Northern Malawi
Origin	1875
Congregations	170
Members	200,000
Official website	http://www.ccapsolinia.org/

The Livingstonia Synod is located in Northern Malawi,^[3][4][5] and claims about 25% of the population of that region.^[6] It has 170 congregations, about 1,000 prayer houses and 200,000 adult members.

It has 24 presbyteries, namely Bandawe, Champira, Chitipa, Dwangwa, Ekwendeni, Engalaweni, Euthini, Henga, Johannesburg, Jombo, Karonga, Lilongwe, Livingstonia, Loudon, Luwerezi, Milala, Misuku, Mpasazi, Mzalangwe, Mzuzu, Ngerenge, Njuyu, Nkhata Bay, Rumphi and Wenya.^[7] The Synod office is located in Mzuzu.^[8]

Doctrine

• Apostles' Creed
• Nicene Creed
• Brief Statement of Faith (1924)
• Westminster Confession of Faith
• Westminster Larger Catechism
• Westminster Shorter Catechism^[9]

References

1. "History". CCAP Synod of Livingstonia. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
2. . Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
3. . Ccapsolinia.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
4. "History of CCAP Zambia Synod". Ccapzambia.org. 2002-08-25. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
5. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
6. "CCAP Synod of Livingstonia - Home". Ccapsolinia.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
7. . Ccapsolinia.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
8. . Ccapsolinia.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
9. . Ccapsolinia.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-08.

External links

• Denominational website