Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile)

The Coptic Evangelical Church of Egypt, even Evangelical Church of Egypt Synod of the Nile or (English Synod of the Nile, in Arabic: El- Kanisah El- Injiliyah ), is a Presbyterian or Reformed Church.

History

The church dates back to the mission of the American Presbyterian Church ( USA) among Muslims and Copts in Egypt in the second half of the 19th century. 1863 the Protestant seminary was founded in Cairo. The missionaries established schools often initially and only then worship facilities. Their independence of the American Mother Church became the Coptic Evangelical Church of Egypt in 1958, while she was able to take most of the facilities located in Egypt the mother church. Under the reign of Nasser's numerous church schools were nationalized and confiscated a lot of church property.

Importance

The currently approximately 300 communities comprising nearly 300,000 members, making it the Coptic Evangelical Church of Egypt, the largest Protestant church in the Middle East. It operates the Development Assistance Facility CEOSS.

The Coptic Evangelical Church of Egypt is also active outside of Egypt, so they tried to address through the Agape Christian Centre in London the local Arabic-speaking population.

The church is a member of the World Council of Churches and the World Alliance of Reformed.