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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.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN)". World Council of Churches. January 1985. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Church of the Brethren: Places we serve". Brethren.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  3. ^ "Anabaptist churches destroyed in Nigeria". Ekklesia. Retrieved 2010-07-26.

See also

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