Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone
Christian denomination in Sierra Leone
The Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone is a Protestant Reformed denomination in Sierra Leone. It grew out of missions and development work of the Christian Reformed Church of North America that began in the late 1970s.
History
World Missions and the World Relief Committee of the Christian Reformed Church in North America began to work in Sierra Leone in the late 1970s. In 1992 the church conducted weekly worship services in 14 villages, the attendance was 1,000. A civil war broke out in the early 1990s. During the civil war many missionaries from various denominations left; the war ended in 2001. After the war Christian Reformed World Missions renewed its evangelism effort through partnership with the Reformed Church in Zambia led by Pastor Phiri, this work had led 36 congregations. and the Christian Reformed mission was developed, the church ministered in the Kuranko speaking people in Sierra Leone's northern Kuinadodu district by 2006.
In February 2007 the Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone was registered by the government. While there were no churches in this area in 1980, by 2004 there were 18 congregations and 1,100 people attending the services.
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