Presbyterian Church of East Africa | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Theology | Reformed |
Governance | Presbyterian |
Leader | Rt. Rev. Thegu Mutahi[1] |
Associations | World Communion of Reformed Churches, World Council of Churches, National Council of Churches |
Region | East Africa |
Founder | Thomas Watson |
Origin | 1891 Kenya |
Branched from | Church of Scotland |
Congregations | 1,000 and 310 parishes and hundreds of house fellowships[citation needed] |
Members | 4,000,000[citation needed] |
Primary schools | dozens |
Secondary schools | dozens |
Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) is a Presbyterian denomination headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. In Kenya, 10% of the population is Presbyterian.[clarification needed][2] It was started by missionaries from Scotland, most notable of whom was Dr John Arthur. It has its headquarters in Nairobi South C.