Presbyterian Evangelical Church of Togo
The Presbyterian Evangelical Church ( Eglise évangélique presbytérienne du Togo - EEPT) was founded in 1922 as part of the Evangelical Ewe Church .
The Eglise évangélique presbytérienne du Togo (EEPT) goes back to the independent Evangelical Ewe Church founded in May 1922 at the first Synod of Missions in Kpalimé , the constituent umbrella organization of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana and the Eglise Evangélique Presbytérienne du Togo (EEPT).
As a result of the First World War, the former German colony of Togo was divided into a British and a French mandate area. When the German missionaries were expelled from the country in 1921, the local representatives of the mission constituted the Evangelical Ewe Church as the constitutional umbrella organization and union of the Christian community in the former German colony.
The EEPT, although it was not founded as part of the Evangelical Ewe Church until 1922, like the Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana to this day, refers to the year 1893 as the founding year of their church, the year in which the North German Mission established the first congregation in the area of Founded today's Togo ( Mission Tove ).
In 1981 the administrative structure of the EEPT was decentralized. It is now divided into different regions and districts. The church currently consists of 576 parishes in 90 districts, which are grouped into six ecclesiastical regions, which in turn are under the responsibility of the "Inspecteur Ecclésiastique". The EEPT currently has around 150,000 members who are looked after by 89 pastors. In addition, the church operates seven health stations, 126 primary schools with around 28,500 students, 6 secondary schools in the middle level with 1,825 students and 3 secondary schools in the middle and upper levels with 1,638 students. Since 2001 the EEPT has been an equal member of the North German Mission, which consists of the EEPT, the Ghanaian EP Church and four German churches.
There are 13 overseas partnerships, including a. to churches in the United States, Britain, and Korea. EEPT is also a member of CEVAA, the Communauté Evangélique d'Action Apostolique, Montpellier. The church is a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) and the World Fellowship of Reformed Churches .
Web links
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo on the WCC website