| Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of South Africa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Anglican and Reformed |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Presiding bishop | Siegfried Ngubane |
| Associations | World Reformed Fellowship, GAFCON |
| Region | South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi[1][2][3] |
| Origin | 1938 |
| Separated from | Anglican Church of Southern Africa (then the Church of the Province of Southern Africa) |
| Congregations | 150[4] |
| Members | 100,000[5] |
| Official website | reachsa.org.za |
The Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of South Africa (REACH-SA), known until 2013 as the Church of England in South Africa (CESA), is a Christian denomination in South Africa. It was constituted in 1938 as a federation of churches. It appointed its first bishop in 1955.[4] It is an Anglican church (though not a member of the Anglican Communion) and it relates closely to the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, to which it is similar in that it sees itself as a bastion of the Reformation and particularly of reformed doctrine.[6][page needed]
- ^ "Regions Archive | Zimbabwe". CESA. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Regions Archive | Namibia". CESA. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Regions Archive | Malawi". CESA. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ a b Inglesby, Desmond. "Presiding Bishop's Charge – 2011" (PDF). Church of England in South Africa. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Church Denominations in South Africa". SA Christian. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ Ive 1992.