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Presbyterian Church in the Gambia

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Presbyterian Church in the Gambia
Classification Protestant
Orientation Reformed
Theology Calvinist
Polity Presbyterian
ModeratorEdrissa Colley [1]
Region The Gambia
FounderEdrisa Fabureh [2]
Origin2010
The Gambia
Branched from Presbyterian Church in America and Presbyterian Church of Senegal
Congregations35 (2015) [3]

The Presbyterian Church in the Gambia is a Reformed Presbyterian Christian denomination in The Gambia. Its origins are connected to local missionary efforts begun in the early 2010s through an indigenous mission movement. [2]

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History

In 2010, Pastor Fadil Ceesay founded the Indigenous Mission of West Africa (IMWA), with the purpose of spreading Christianity in the interior of the Gambia and training local Christian leaders. Through this evangelistic work, Edrisa Fabureh, formerly a Muslim, converted to Christianity and became active in evangelism and church planting efforts. [2]

In later years, Edrisa Fabureh formally founded the Presbyterian Church in the Gambia, organizing local congregations and leading the denomination during its early development. [2]

The church planting work was supported by international Reformed missionary efforts, including the West Africa Reformed Mission and Mission to World, the missions agency of the Presbyterian Church in America. [4] It also received cooperation and support from the Presbyterian Church of Senegal.

In 2015, Pastor Mamadou Diop, founder of the Presbyterian Church of Senegal, together with pastors connected to the Presbyterian Church in America, ordained the first national pastors of the Presbyterian Church in the Gambia. By that year, the denomination reportedly had about 35 churches across the country. [3]

Edrissa Colley has served as moderator of the denomination. [1]

Social work

The Presbyterian Church in the Gambia has participated in social initiatives including the distribution of medicine and other forms of assistance, seeking to combine evangelism with pastoral care and community support. [5] [6]

Inter-church relations

The denomination maintains relations with other Reformed and Presbyterian bodies in West Africa and internationally. It has received support from the Presbyterian Church in America and has cooperated with the Presbyterian Church of Senegal. It has also been connected to Presbyterian work in Sierra Leone. [7]

The denomination has also been linked to local Reformed initiatives in the Gambia, including the Reformed Presbyterian Church in the Gambia. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Southgate Fellowship" . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "IMWA – Missionland Gambia". July 25, 2024. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "CityChurch Wilmington – reporting ordination in the Gambia" . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ "RUF Global – West Africa ministry" . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  5. ↑ "July Gospel Outreach" . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  6. ↑ "The Church in Africa" . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  7. ↑ Andrew Shaughnessy (September 21, 2021). "7 churches; 500 congregants; 0 pastors: Problems and potential in Sierra Leone" . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Journey from Charismatic to Reformed" . Retrieved January 25, 2026.


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