Presbyterian Church in Cameroon

The Presbyterian Church in Cameroon ( English Presbyterian Church in Cameroon - PCC ) is an independent Presbyterian -oriented church in Cameroon . According to its own information, it has over a million members.

history

English Baptists had been missionary in Cameroon since the mid-19th century . After Cameroon was granted protection of the German Empire in the Berlin Conference of 1884, a conference of European mission societies agreed that the Basel Mission should take over the work of the English Baptists. During the First World War , Cameroon fell into British hands. The German and Swiss missionaries were called back, but some returned from 1925 and initially only worked in the British-controlled part of Cameroon. After the events of the Second World War made it clear that the church could not be led from outside, it made itself independent in 1957. It gave itself its own constitution with regard to its basic principles of organization and worship. The number of parish members at that time was around 59,000. The friendly relations with the Basel Mission continued.

activities

Cameroon Christian University (CCU)

The main focus of the PCC's work is evangelism . In addition, the church is also involved in charities and in education. The PCC maintains three hospitals, 18 health centers and a rehab clinic for lepers. In the education sector, the church is active with 122 primary schools of its own, 14 secondary schools and a college for teacher training. The pastors' training takes place in the Kumba theological seminary , some are also trained outside of Cameroon. It is currently planned to set up a church-owned university in 2010. The church has its own radio station, the Christian Broadcasting Service in Buea .

Ecumenism

The PCC is a member of various international reformed and ecumenical organizations, including:

• Council of Protestant Churches in Cameroon (CEPCA)
• All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC)
• World Fellowship of Reformed Churches

literature

• Robert Akoko, 'You Must Be Born-Again': The Pentecostalization of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon . In: Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Vol. 25 No. 2, May 2007. ISSN  1469-9397
• Klaus-Dieter Nikischin, Church and Property in Cameroon - Formation of ethics in the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon with regard to dealing with money and property . Tectum Verlag, Marburg 1999. ISBN 3828880797
• Armin Zimmermann, "The sowing and harvesting should not stop". Studies of Traditional and Christian Harvest Festivals in Cameroon: The Example of the Bakossi and Presbyterian Church . Tectum Verlag, 2000. ISBN 3828881068
• Nyansako-ni-Nku (ed.): Journey in Faith. The story of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon . 1982.
• Jonas N. Dah: Presbyterian Church in Cameroon . 1995.

Web links

• Address database Reformed Churches online
• 50 years Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (German)
• EPC / PCC on Oikumene org

Footnotes

1. ↑ 50 years of PCC in the Frontier Telegraph  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)