Church of the Brethren in Nigeria explained

The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (Hausa: Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria (EYN), literally "Church of Children of the Same Mother of Nigeria") is an Anabaptist Christian denomination from Nigeria with close to 1,000,000 members.[1] It has hundreds of pastors and hundreds of parishes.[1] It has been established in the 20th century.[1] The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria has bible colleges and schools.[1] It joined the World Council of Churches in 1985.[1] Furthermore, it is a member of the Christian Council of Nigeria and the Christian Association of Nigeria.[1] The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria is the largest national body of Church of the Brethren in the world.[2]

EYN buildings in Maiduguri were destroyed by Boko Haram[3] as a part of 2009 Nigerian sectarian violence.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) . World Council of Churches . January 1985. 29 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Church of the Brethren: Places we serve . Brethren.org . 2010-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100707020636/http://www.brethren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=go_places_where_we_work . 2010-07-07 . dead .
  3. Web site: Anabaptist churches destroyed in Nigeria . Ekklesia . 2010-07-26.