Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Blantyre Synod explained

Blantyre Synod
Main Classification:	Protestant
Polity:	Presbyterian
Founded Date:	1876
Associations:	Part of Church of Central Africa Presbyterian
Area:	Southern Malawi
Congregations:	600
Members:	1.2 million

The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Blantyre Synod is a synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, located in southern Malawi. It was founded by Church of Scotland missionaries in 1876.

History

Blantyre Synod started as a mission of the Church of Scotland. The first missionary was Henry Henderson accompanied by a freed slave. He chose a mission ground suggested by David Livingstone. The Blantyre Mission was founded in 1876, with a church and school. It became a refuge for slaves.^[1] The number of Christians grew, and in 1891 the St Michael and All Angels Church was dedicated.^[2]

In the late 1920s, responsibility for the church shifted from Scottish missionaries to African leaders.^[3]

Partner churches

• Church of Scotland
• Presbyterian Church (USA) – Pittsburgh Presbytery
• Protestant Church in the Netherlands
• Presbyterian Church in Canada
• Presbyterian Church of Ireland
• Presbyterian Church of Australia^{[4] [5]}

Theology

• Apostles Creed
• Nicene Creed
• Westminster Confession of Faith
• Westminster Larger Catechism
• Westminster Shorter Catechism^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Livingstone and the Scottish Mission. Blantyre Synod. 25 August 2015.
2. Book: Englund . Harri . Visions for Racial Equality: David Clement Scott and the Struggle for Justice in Nineteenth-Century Malawi . 2022 . Cambridge University Press . 9781316514009.
3. Web site: From Mission to Church. Blantyre Synod. 25 August 2015.
4. Web site: Current Partnerships - CCAP BLANTYRE SYNOD, Malawi . Blantyresynod.org . 2013-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221095511/http://www.blantyresynod.org/current-partnerships.html . 2013-12-21 . dead .
5. Web site: Australian Presbyterian World Mission . APWM . 2013-09-08.
6. Web site: What We Believe - CCAP BLANTYRE SYNOD, Malawi . Blantyresynod.org . 2013-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221094550/http://www.blantyresynod.org/what-we-believe.html . 2013-12-21 . dead .