TheUnited Church in Zambia is the largest Protestant church inZambia with coverage of all the ten provinces of the country[1]The church formed on 16 January 1965, this is a result of the union of Church of Central Africa, Rhodesia (a mission of theChurch of Scotland), the Union Church of Copperbelt, the Copperbelt Free Church Council, the Church of Barotseland and theMethodist church.[2]
The United Church in Zambia has partnership relations with theUnited Church of Canada.[3] The church maintains its own Theological Colleges in Zambia.[4]
The United Church in Zambia has 3,000,000 members in 1,060 congregations. The United church hasPresbyterian church government with 10 presbyteries and aSynod. It is a member of theWorld Communion of Reformed Churches and theWorld Methodist Council. Close contacts with the Church of Scotland and thePresbyterian Church (USA) were established.[5]
