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Nongo u Kristu u ken Sudan hen tiv
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Church of Christ in the Sudan among the TIV
NKST
NKST Secretariat, PA Mikar
PO Gboko
Gboko, Benue State, 23444
Nigeria (Africa)
Telephone: +234 44 70473
Fax: +234 44 70631
Email: nksthg@yahoo.com
terseeiveren@lycos.com
Address-No.: 1431 / 1154
The church is the fruit of missionary work undertaken by the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. Work began in 1911 among the Tiv people in Gongola and Benue States. The beginnings were slow — only 25 baptized Christians in 25 years. In 1960, due to the apartheid system, the South African missionaries were no longer tolerated in Nigeria and had to leave. In their place the SUM–Christian Reformed Reformed branch related to NKST and gave it strong support until about 1985. In 1957 the church was formally organized as an autonomous, self-supporting, and self-propagating church with four Nigerian pastors. A full translation of the Bible into Tiv was completed in 1964.
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Statistic data of church
Members |
total: 900000 |
Parishes |
(conventionally): 215 |
house fellowships |
(Number of growing parishes): 3000 |
Ordained clergy |
total: 280 |
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no women´s ordination |
Elders/Presbyters |
total: 0 |
Deacons |
total: 0 |
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deacons available |
Missionaries |
total: 0 |
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missionaries working abroad |
Baptismal practise |
infant and believer´s baptism
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Godparents |
No information about godparents
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Lord's Supper |
Frequency per annum: 4
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Newspapers/ Periodicals |
no information about publication of magazines |
Theological training facilities |
Number: 2 |
Schools providing general education |
other schools |
Founded in |
1911 |
Organizational structures |
local consistory, 23 Classes, General Synod |
Official languages |
- English
- Hausa
- Tiv
- Fulani
- Yukun
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Confessions |
- Apostles´ Creed
- Canon of Dort (1618/19)
- Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
- Nicene Creed (381)
- Westminster Confession (1646/47)
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International assiciations
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last update: 08.02.2006
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