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<span style="color:darkviolet"> You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See [[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters.</span> | <span style="color:darkviolet"> You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See [[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters.</span> | ||
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=='''Anglican (Episcopal) Church Records'''== | |||
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*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/anglican+church+zambia/@-15.334243,24.9991837,7z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Anglican churches in Zambia'''] | |||
===Historical Background=== | |||
The first Anglican missionary to the area arrived in 1861, although the first Anglican mission was not established until 1911. Anglicanism has a smaller influence in Zambia compared to other African nations. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Church of the Province of Central Africa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Province_of_Central_Africa, accessed 7 February 2019.</ref><ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Christianity in Zambia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Zambia, accessed 7 February 2019.</ref> | |||
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== '''Branhamite Church Records''' == | |||
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*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Branham+Tabernacle+chingola/@-12.5270255,27.8703533,14z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sbranhamite+church+zambia!3m4!1s0x196da87ac5cb44d9:0x31a645a000f95c98!8m2!3d-12.5270255!4d27.8878628 '''Google Maps search results for Branhamite churches in Zambia'''] | |||
===Historical Background=== | |||
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.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "William M. Branham," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Branham, accessed 7 February 2019.</ref> | |||
== '''Catholic Church Records''' == | == '''Catholic Church Records''' == | ||
=== Online Resources and Websites === | === Online Resources and Websites === | ||
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In 1991 President Vern Marble of the Zimbabwe Harare Mission went to Zambia to search for a couple who had been baptized in England, Johnson Makombe and his wife, Noria. With the help of a taxi driver he found them, and missionary work was begun. The Church was formally registered in July 1992, and that same month a branch (a small congregation) was organized in Lusaka, with a membership of about 50. By the end of 1992 there were about 100 members, and by the end of 1997 the membership had grown to more than 500. To accommodate this increase in membership, a second branch was established in Libala. The first Church building was dedicated in Lusaka in 1998. <ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Zambia, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/Zambia, accessed 19 March 2020.</ref> | In 1991 President Vern Marble of the Zimbabwe Harare Mission went to Zambia to search for a couple who had been baptized in England, Johnson Makombe and his wife, Noria. With the help of a taxi driver he found them, and missionary work was begun. The Church was formally registered in July 1992, and that same month a branch (a small congregation) was organized in Lusaka, with a membership of about 50. By the end of 1992 there were about 100 members, and by the end of 1997 the membership had grown to more than 500. To accommodate this increase in membership, a second branch was established in Libala. The first Church building was dedicated in Lusaka in 1998. <ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Zambia, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/Zambia, accessed 19 March 2020.</ref> | ||
=='''Dutch Reformed Church Records'''== | =='''Dutch Reformed Church Records'''== | ||