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=== Branhamites Records ===
=== Branhamites Records ===
Branhamism was developed by William M. Branham in the mid-1900s. Branham was a minister, faith healer, and follower of Pentecostalism who initiated a healing revival in the 1940s. His campaigns led him throughout the United States and the world. In 1952, he held a revival meeting in South Africa. After his death, the followers of Branham continued to establish and expand missions on every continent. By 2000, there were growing missions throughout Africa. For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Branham William M. Branham].
Branhamism was developed by William M. Branham in the mid-1900s. Branham was a minister, faith healer, and follower of Pentecostalism who initiated a healing revival in the 1940s. His campaigns led him throughout the United States and the world. In 1952, he held a revival meeting in South Africa. After his death, the followers of Branham continued to establish and expand missions on every continent. By 2000, there were growing missions throughout Africa. For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Branham William M. Branham] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Zambia Religion in Zambia].


=== Evangelical Records ===
=== Evangelical Records ===
Evangelical Protestantism reached South Africa in 1834; the movement began to grow and expand beginning in 1859. East Africa experienced a revival during the 1920s and 1930s. For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism#Africa Evangelicalism].


=== Lutheran Records ===
=== Lutheran Records ===
Lutheranism was brought to Africa by European traders in the 17th century. During the early-1800s, missionary activities expanded throughout Africa. For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism#Missions Lutheranism] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Zambia Religion in Zambia].


=== New Apostolic Records ===
=== New Apostolic Records ===
The New Apostolic Church has a significant presence in Zambia. For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Apostolic_Church New Apostolic Church] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Zambia Religion in Zambia].


=== Pentecostal Records ===
=== Pentecostal Records ===
Pentecostalism entered Africa in the early-1900s. The movement was established in South Africa in 1908 and then spread throughout South Africa and southern Africa. For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Pentecostalism African Pentecostalism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalism_in_South_Africa Pentecostalism in South Africa], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Faith_Mission_of_South_Africa Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa].


=== Presbyterian Records ===
=== Presbyterian Records ===
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=== Seventh Day Adventist Records ===
=== Seventh Day Adventist Records ===
The Seventh Day Adventist Church was established in 1863. The Church began to be expanded outside of the United States during the 1870s. For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church Seventh-day Adventist Church] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Zambia Religion in Zambia].


== Roman Catholic Records ==
== Roman Catholic Records ==
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