The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa was founded in 1923 by

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missionaries as the Bantu Presbyterian Church. This Church succeeded the missions of the

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and was formed following a commission headed by two of its deputies. The Church was renamed to the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa in 1979. Following its independence in 1923, it spread all over

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with a membership concentrated primarily in

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and

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. Its members are mainly

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and colored. It had 52,000 members and 100 parishes. It later merged with the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa to form the

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in 1999.

References

Presbyterian denominations in Africa Christian denominations in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-org-stub