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The first Congregational missionaries arrived in Angola in 1880.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Congregational_Church_in_Angola, accessed 7 February 2019.</ref><ref name="Angola" /> For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Congregational_Church_in_Angola Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Angola Christianity in Angola]. | The first Congregational missionaries arrived in Angola in 1880.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Congregational_Church_in_Angola, accessed 7 February 2019.</ref><ref name="Angola" /> For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Congregational_Church_in_Angola Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Angola Christianity in Angola]. | ||
=== Lutheran Records === | =='''Dutch Reformed Church Records'''== | ||
=== Historical Background === | |||
The Dutch East India Company sent a crew to create a Dutch settlement in the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. Many of the members of the crew belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church and created a community in Cape Town. The Church spread throughout southern Africa; a few congregations were established in Angola. Records for the Dutch Reformed Church have been maintained in good condition. The records were written in Afrikaans and English. The earliest available church records in Angola begin in 1838 and exist to 1988.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Reformed Church of East Africa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_Church_of_East_Africa, accessed 24 September 2018.</ref><ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Dutch Reformed Church," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Reformed_Church, accessed 24 September 2018.</ref> | |||
== '''Lutheran Church Records''' == | |||
===Historical Background=== | |||
Lutheranism was introduced to Angola in the late 1800s by Finnish missionaries. The first permanent congregation was established in 1956.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lutheranism in Angola," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism_in_Angola, accessed 7 February 2019.</ref><ref name="Angola" /> For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism_in_Angola Lutheranism in Angola] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Angola Christianity in Angola]. | Lutheranism was introduced to Angola in the late 1800s by Finnish missionaries. The first permanent congregation was established in 1956.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lutheranism in Angola," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism_in_Angola, accessed 7 February 2019.</ref><ref name="Angola" /> For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism_in_Angola Lutheranism in Angola] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Angola Christianity in Angola]. | ||