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Eglise protestante evangelique de l'Alliance chretienne et missionaire
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Evangelical Protestant Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance
CMA
B.P. 4329
Abidjan
Ivory Coast (Africa)
Telephone: +225 45 28 55
Address-No.: 1377 / 1340
The Ref presence in this country is due to efforts undertaken by the Christian and Missionary Alliance. The first mission station was in Kankan in Guinea; from there American missionaries moved to the Ivory Coast and settled in Bouaké in 1930. The first baptisms took place in 1932. Work expanded in the following years to Bocanda, M’Bahiakro, Toumodi, and Dimbokro. In the early 40s a Bible school was established with Baoulé as the teaching language. Further outreach took place in subsequent years. In 1955 the first African pastor, Diéké Koffi Joseph, was ordained. Four years later the church was granted autonomy by the central direction of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in the USA. In 1995 it adopted its present name.
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Statistic data of church
Members |
total: 250000 |
Parishes |
(conventionally): 50 |
house fellowships |
(Number of growing parishes): 247 |
Ordained clergy |
total: 149 |
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no women´s ordination |
Elders/Presbyters |
total: 0 |
Deacons |
total: 0 |
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no information about deacons |
Missionaries |
total: 0 |
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no information about missionaries working abroad |
Baptismal practise |
believer´s baptism
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Godparents |
No information about godparents
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Lord's Supper |
Frequency per annum: 12
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Newspapers/ Periodicals |
no information about publication of magazines |
Theological training facilities |
Number: 2 |
Schools providing general education |
no information about other schools |
Founded in |
1995 |
Organizational structures |
Congregational (communities, Parishes, Districts, and 7 regions, General Assembly) |
Traditional type |
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last update: 27.02.2004
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