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[84] Phiri also noted that "there was an influx of Christian missionaries into Zambia. New charismatic churches or church organisations increased." [85] This is hardly surprising as the Pentecostal church in particular was keen to promote Chiluba's Christian nation. A video produced by Christian Vision talks of Chiluba in terms similar to the ...
The government requires religious groups to affiliate with a "mother body" which in 2021 were 14 in number. The Christian ones were Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), and Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ), Independent Churches of Zambia, Apostles Council of Churches, Seventh-day Adventist Church, and Christian Missions in Many Lands.
Zambia Daily Mail (daily, state-owned) [2] Zambian Watchdog (online; in print from 2007 to 2009) [2] News Diggers (daily) [2] The Mast (daily) [2] Daily Nation (daily) [2] Daily Revelation Newspaper; New Vision (daily) [3] The Post (daily, closed in 2016) [2] Kachepa; The Globe Newspaper Zambia; Mwebantu; Zambia Reports [1] Lusaka Voice [1 ...
Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba (30 April 1943 – 18 June 2011) was a Zambian politician who was the second president of Zambia from 1991 to 2002. Chiluba, a trade union leader, won the country's multi-party presidential election in 1991 as the candidate of the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD), defeating long-time President Kenneth Kaunda.
On August 20, 1992, Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visited Zambia and dedicated the country for the preaching of the gospel. [5] By year-end 1992, there were about 100 members in Zambia. The Church seminary program was established in Zambia in 1995. By year-end 1997, membership had grown to over 500.
The constitution of Zambia establishes Zambia as a Christian nation but also provides for religious freedom and freedom of conscience; it also prohibits religious discrimination. [ 143 ] In the past, some religious groups within Zambia criticized ex-President Edgar Lungu 's government for "blurring the line between church and state" and showing ...
Zambia is officially a "Christian nation" under the 1996 constitution, but recognizes and protects freedom of religion. [97] Zambia is the only African nation to designate Christianity as a state religion. [98] The Zambia Statistics Agency estimates that 95.5% of Zambians are Christian, with 75.3% Protestant and 20.2% Roman Catholic. [99]
The Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), formerly Church of Christ in Nigeria, is a Christian denomination in Nigeria. It was founded in 1904. Its headquarters is in Jos, Plateau State. It used to have the name of Ekklesiyar Kristi A Nigeria. It is estimated to have over 8,000,000 members. [19]