Presbyterian Community in Congo
| Presbyterian Community in Congo | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Reformed |
| Theology | Calvinist |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Associations | World Council of Churches, All Africa Conference of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches and Church of Christ in Congo |
| Region | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Origin | 1891 |
| Branched from | Presbyterian Church in the United States of America |
| Congregations | 926 (2006) |
| Members | 2,500,000 (2006) |
| Ministers | 672 (2006) |
The Community Presbyterian in Congo - in French Communaute presbytérienne au Congo, usually abbreviated as CPC - is a Presbyterian denomination, part of the Church of Christ in Congo (ICC), a union of 64 Protestant denominations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Within the ICC, each denomination is given a number by which it is identified, the CPC is identified as the 31st community within the ICC.
In 2006, the CPC had approximately 2.5 million members, being the second largest Protestant denomination in the country and the largest reformed and presbyterian denomination.