List of WCC member churches in Africa
The list of WCC member churches in Africa includes the members of the World Council of Churches in Africa ; arranged according to the states in which they are headquartered.
Status 2006
| Headquarters (State) | church | Church family | Number of members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Evangelical Church of Algeria | Reformed churches | 10,000 |
| Angola | Evangelical Baptist Church of Angola | Baptist Churches | 90,000 |
| Angola | Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola | Reformed churches | 950,000 |
| Angola | Evangelical Pentecostal Mission of Angola | Pentecostal churches | 75,000 |
| Angola | Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola | Reformed churches | 200,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Reformed Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea | Reformed churches | 8,230 |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus | Lutheran churches | 8.310.129 |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | Oriental Orthodox Churches | 38,956,642 |
| Benin | Protestant Methodist Church of Benin | Methodist churches | 90,000 |
| Burkina Faso | Federation of Evangelical Reformed Churches in Burkina Faso | Reformed churches | 40,000 |
| Burundi | Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi | Anglican churches | 800,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Christ in the Congo - Anglican Communion of the Congo | Anglican churches | 500,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Christ in the Congo - Baptist Community in the Congo | Baptist Churches | 376,558 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Christ in the Congo - Evangelical Community in the Congo | Reformed churches | 83,746 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Christ in the Congo - Mennonite Community in the Congo | Brethren Unity and historical peace churches | 86,600 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Christ in the Congo - Presbyterian Community in the Congo | Reformed churches | 2,500,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Christ in the Congo - Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa | Reformed churches | 67,436 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Christ - Light of the Holy Spirit | Churches created in Africa | 1,398,129 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Christ in the Congo - Episcopal Baptist Community in Africa | Baptist Churches | 67,325 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Jesus Christ on earth through his messenger Simon Kimbangu | Churches created in Africa | 1,700,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Congo | Lutheran churches | 52,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Church of Christ in the Congo - Community of Christ's disciples in the Congo | Disciples of Christ / Churches of Christ | 650,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Community of Baptist Churches in Central Africa | Baptist Churches | 500,000 |
| Ivory Coast | Protestant Methodist Church of Ivory Coast | Methodist churches | 1,018,402 |
| Ivory Coast | Harristen Church | Churches created in Africa | 197,515 |
| Eritrea | Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church | Oriental Orthodox Churches | 2,000,000 |
| Gabon | Evangelical Church of Gabon | Reformed churches | 20,500 |
| Ghana | Church of the Province of West Africa | Anglican churches | 300,000 |
| Ghana | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana | Lutheran churches | 26,000 |
| Ghana | Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana | Reformed churches | 200,000 |
| Ghana | Methodist Church, Ghana | Methodist churches | 800,000 |
| Ghana | Presbyterian Church of Ghana | Reformed churches | 565,637 |
| Cameroon | African Protestant Church | Reformed churches | 10,000 |
| Cameroon | Evangelical Church of Cameroon | Reformed churches | 2,000,000 |
| Cameroon | Native Baptist Church of Cameroon | Baptist Churches | 55,000 |
| Cameroon | Presbyterian Church in Cameroon | Reformed churches | 2,000,000 |
| Cameroon | Cameroonian Presbyterian Church | Reformed churches | 1,800,000 |
| Cameroon | Union of Baptist Congregations of Cameroon | Baptist Churches | 75,000 |
| Kenya | African Christian Church and Schools | Churches created in Africa | 200,000 |
| Kenya | African Church of the Holy Spirit | Churches created in Africa | 700,000 |
| Kenya | African Israel Church Nineveh | Churches created in Africa | 500,000 |
| Kenya | Anglican Church of Kenya | Anglican churches | 5,000,000 |
| Kenya | Kenyan Evangelical Lutheran Church | Lutheran churches | 30,000 |
| Kenya | Methodist Church in Kenya | Methodist churches | 450,000 |
| Kenya | Presbyterian Church of East Africa | Reformed churches | 4,000,000 |
| Kenya | African Brotherhood Church | Churches created in Africa | 159.193 |
| Congo | Evangelical Church of the Congo | Reformed churches | 150,000 |
| Lesotho | Evangelical Church in Lesotho | Reformed churches | 340,500 |
| Liberia | Lutheran Church in Liberia | Lutheran churches | 71,196 |
| Liberia | Presbyterian Church of Liberia | Reformed churches | 1,083 |
| Madagascar | Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar | United and Uniting Churches | 3,500,000 |
| Madagascar | Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean | Anglican churches | 505,000 |
| Madagascar | Malagasy Lutheran Church | Lutheran churches | 3,000,000 |
| Malawi | Church of the Central African Province | Anglican churches | 900,000 |
| Malawi | Presbyterian Church of Central Africa, Blantyre Synod | Reformed churches | 1,800,000 |
| Mozambique | Presbyterian Church of Mozambique | Reformed churches | 24,000 |
| Namibia | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia | Lutheran churches | 609.093 |
| Namibia | Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia | Lutheran churches | 350,000 |
| Nigeria | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) | Anglican churches | 1,750,000 |
| Nigeria | Church of the Brothers in Nigeria | Brethren Unity and historical peace churches | 160,000 |
| Nigeria | Church of the Lord (community of prayer) all over the world | Churches created in Africa | 3,600,000 |
| Nigeria | Methodist Church, Nigeria | Methodist churches | 2,000,000 |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Baptist Convention | Baptist Churches | 3,000,000 |
| Nigeria | Presbyterian Church of Nigeria | Reformed churches | 3,806,690 |
| Nigeria | Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria | Reformed churches | 250,000 |
| Nigeria | African Church | Churches created in Africa | 1,080,000 |
| Rwanda | Association of the Baptist Churches in Rwanda | Baptist Churches | 257.613 |
| Rwanda | Presbyterian Church of Rwanda | Reformed churches | 300,000 |
| Rwanda | Province of the Episcopal Church in Rwanda | Anglican churches | 1,000,000 |
| Zambia | Reformed Church in Zambia | Reformed churches | 250,000 |
| Zambia | United Church of Zambia | United and Uniting Churches | 3,000,000 |
| Sierra Leone | Methodist Church of Sierra Leone | Methodist churches | 50,000 |
| Zimbabwe | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe | Lutheran churches | 134,000 |
| Zimbabwe | Methodist Church in Zimbabwe | Methodist churches | 112,529 |
| Zimbabwe | Reformed Church in Zimbabwe | Reformed churches | 100,000 |
| Zimbabwe | United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe | Reformed churches | 30,000 |
| South Africa | Council of Churches Originating in Africa | Churches created in Africa | 3,000,000 |
| South Africa | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa | Lutheran churches | 589.502 |
| South Africa | Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa | Reformed churches | 48,000 |
| South Africa | Methodist Church of Southern Africa | Methodist churches | 1,700,000 |
| South Africa | Brothers University in South Africa | Brethren Unity and historical peace churches | 80,000 |
| South Africa | Presbyterian Church of Africa | Reformed churches | 3,381,000 |
| South Africa | United Congregational Church of Southern Africa | United and Uniting Churches | 450,000 |
| South Africa | Presbyterian Union Church in Southern Africa | United and Uniting Churches | 500,000 |
| South Africa | Reformed Union Church in Southern Africa | United and Uniting Churches | 496.744 |
| South Africa | Anglican Church of Southern Africa | Anglican churches | 2,300,000 |
| South Africa | Dutch Reformed Church (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk) | Reformed churches | 1,074,765 |
| South Sudan | African Domestic Church - Sudan | Evangelical Movement | 123,000 |
| South Sudan | Episcopal Church of Sudan | Anglican churches | 4,500,000 |
| South Sudan | Presbyterian Church of Sudan | Reformed churches | 1,000,000 |
| Tanzania | Anglican Church of Tanzania | Anglican churches | 2,000,000 |
| Tanzania | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania | Lutheran churches | 3,000,000 |
| Tanzania | Evangelical Brethren University in Tanzania | Brethren Unity and historical peace churches | 500,000 |
| Togo | Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo | Reformed churches | 180,000 |
| Togo | Methodist Church of Togo | Methodist churches | 45,000 |
| Uganda | Church of Uganda | Anglican churches | 8,100,000 |
Web links
- World Council of Churches: Africa