Council of Christian Churches in Madagascar

Council of Christian Churches in Madagascar
French: Conseil chrétien des Eglises à Madagascar
Malagasy: Fiombonan'ny Fiangonana Kristiana eto Madagasikara
Formation 1980 (1980)
Headquarters Antananarivo, Madagascar
Membership
Four churches

The Council of Christian Churches in Madagascar (FFKM) (French: Conseil chrétien des Eglises à Madagascar; Malagasy: Fiombonan'ny Fiangonana Kristiana eto Madagasikara) is an inter-church organization in Madagascar founded in 1980. It comprises the five main religious denominations in the country: the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean, and the Malagasy Lutheran Church.[1][2][3] The Malagasy Episcopal Church is an associate member.[4] The FFKM is headquartered in Antananarivo, and its member denominations represent more than 10 million members.[4]

Membership

To become a member church, a denomination "must confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and only Saviour according to the scriptures."[1][2]

Leadership

The Council is led by a President and a Secretary-General. As of 2004, the President was Pastor Edmond Razafimahefa and the Secretary General was the Rev. Lala Andriamiharisoa.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Council of Christian Churches in Madagascar". archived.oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  2. 1 2 "CCCM — World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  3. ↑ Mugoti, Godfrey (2009). Africa (A-Z). Lulu.com. ISBN 9781435728905.
  4. 1 2 3 Group, Taylor & Francis (2004). The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781857432558.
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