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<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Zimbabwe", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe, accessed 16 March 2020. </ref> | <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Zimbabwe", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe, accessed 16 March 2020. </ref> | ||
Pentecostalism and African Apostolic Churches arrived in the 1920s, and grew rapidly, with the Zion Christian Church now the largest Protestant following in Zimbabwe. In 1932, Johane Marange (born: Muchabaya Momberume) baptized many in a local river, and his efforts in the decades that followed led to African Apostolic Church, the second largest ministry in Zimbabwe. | |||
Most Zimbabweans Christians are Protestants. The Protestant Christian churches with large membership are '''Anglican''' (represented by the Church of the Province of Central Africa), '''Seventh-day Adventist''' and '''Methodist'''. | Most Zimbabweans Christians are Protestants. The Protestant Christian churches with large membership are '''Anglican''' (represented by the Church of the Province of Central Africa), '''Seventh-day Adventist''' and '''Methodist'''. | ||
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*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/methodist+church+zimbabwe/@-18.897928,28.2936384,7z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Methodist churches in Zimbabwe'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/methodist+church+zimbabwe/@-18.897928,28.2936384,7z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Methodist churches in Zimbabwe'''] | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
The first Methodist mission arrived in 1896, with members from the United Kingdom and the United States. The British worked with the white settlers, while the Americans worked with the native Africans. | The first Methodist mission arrived in 1896, with members from the United Kingdom and the United States. The British worked with the white settlers, while the Americans worked with the native Africans.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Zimbabwe", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Zimbabwe, accessed 15 March 2020. </ref><br> | ||
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='''Seventh-day Adventist Church Records'''= | ='''Seventh-day Adventist Church Records'''= | ||
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*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/seventh-day+Adventist+church+zimbabwe/@-18.9519055,28.3161266,7z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Seventh-day Adventist churches in Zimbabwe'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/seventh-day+Adventist+church+zimbabwe/@-18.9519055,28.3161266,7z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Seventh-day Adventist churches in Zimbabwe'''] | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
The Seventh-Day Adventists and Central African Christian Mission established their missions in 1890s. <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Zimbabwe", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Zimbabwe, accessed 15 March 2020. </ref><br> | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Zimbabwe]] | [[Category:Zimbabwe]] | ||