ThePresbyterian Church in Sudan or also thePresbyterian Church in South Sudan is a majorReformed denomination inSouth Sudan, when it become independent fromSudan.
It has approximately 1,000,000 members and 500 congregations inSouthern Sudan. The denomination was established by American missionaries, namely Rev. Kelly Giffen and H.T. McLaughlin who came fromEgypt in the 1890s. They started churches in the southern part of the country, inDolleib Hill and the first pastor is Rev/ Laa Amoleker from Dolleib Hill,in 1902 leaving the northern congregations to Egyiptian evangelicals.[1] The northern churches become known as theSudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Schools and hospitals were built. By 1945 schools and mission work were organised inMalakal,Wauglel, Obel,Bor and elsewhere. The first mission station was established inMalakal.[2]
In 1962 the missionaries left, but the church spread rapidly.[3] It is the third largest denomination in Sudan after the Episcopal and theRoman Catholic Church.[4][5]
Partner churches are theChurch of Scotland, thePresbyterian Church in Ireland, thePresbyterian Church of Australia,[6] thePresbyterian Church (USA) and theReformed Church in America.[7]
The church subscribes to theApostles Creed,Nicene Creed,Heidelberg Catechism and theWestminster Confession of Faith.[8]
It is a member of theWorld Communion of Reformed Churches.[9]
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)