Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone

The Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone is a Protestant Reformed denomination in Sierra
Leone. It grew out of missions and development work of the Christian Reformed Church of North America
that began in the late 1970s.

History
World Missions and the World Relief Committee of the Christian Reformed Church in North America
began to work in Sierra Leone in the late 1970s.[1] [2] In 1992 the church conducted weekly worship
services in 14 villages, the attendance was 1,000. A civil war broke out in the early 1990s. During the civil
war many missionaries from various denominations left; the war ended in 2001. After the war Christian
Reformed World Missions renewed its evangelism effort through partnership with the Reformed Church in
Zambia led by Pastor Phiri, this work had led 36 congregations.[3] and the Christian Reformed mission was
developed, the church ministered in the Kuranko speaking people in Sierra Leone's northern Kuinadodu
district by 2006.

In February 2007 the Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone was registered by the government. While
there were no churches in this area in 1980, by 2004 there were 18 congregations and 1,100 people
attending the services.[4] Now the church has 62 congregations and 6,000 members.[5]

According to Rev. Piri, who is the coordinator of church development, the denominations 62 congregation
is located in the Koinadugu, Tonkolili, Bombali, Bo and the Western Districts of Sierra Leone. Although
the Christian Reformed Church in Sierra Leone was started among Kuranko people, it has extended to the
Mende and Limba tribes, and now with Rochen Mara, to the Temne people too.

In addition there are more than 65 leaders in the church trained in the Timothy Leadership Institute.[6]

The church has several outreaches and church planting ministry in Bendugu and Rochen.[7]

In 2013 Rev Piri was replaced by Rev Ifstifanus B. Bahago. He will help oversee the ministry in Sierra
Leone and organise its ministries. The denomination is growing steadily.[1]

Theology
Apostles Creed
Athanasian Creed
Belgic Confession
Canons of Dort[5]
Heidelberg Catechism
Nicene Creed

References
1. "A Changing of the Guard in Sierra Leone" (http://www.crcna.org/news-and-views/changing-
guard-sierra-leone). 13 February 2013.
 2. "One Church, One Country: CRC Ministry in Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone | ReliefWeb" (http
s://reliefweb.int/report/sierra-leone/one-church-one-country-crc-ministry-sierra-leone).
reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
3. "CRWM: Sierra Leone - Christian Reformed Church" (https://web.archive.org/web/20130318
221228/http://www2.crcna.org/pages/crwm_glance_sierraleone.cfm). Archived from the
original (http://www2.crcna.org/pages/crwm_glance_sierraleone.cfm) on 2013-03-18.
Retrieved 2013-03-03.
4. "CRC in Sierra Leone - Church of the Servant" (http://www.churchoftheservantcrc.org/ministr
ies/missionary-page/christian-reformed-church-in-sierra-leone).
www.churchoftheservantcrc.org.
5. "CRC of Sierra Leone - Christian Reformed Church" (https://web.archive.org/web/20121202
031111/http://www.crcna.org/pages/crwm_CRC_Sierra_Leone.cfm). Archived from the
original (http://www2.crcna.org/pages/crwm_CRC_Sierra_Leone.cfm) on 2012-12-02.
Retrieved 2013-03-03.
6. "One Church, One Country: CRC Ministry in Sierra Leone" (http://www.worldrenew.net/about
-us/news-events/one-church-one-country-crc-ministry-sierra-leone). 29 January 2012.
7. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20121203021710/http://www.crcna.org/site_up
loads/uploads/crwm/whatwedo/projects/2011%20July%20CRCSL%20Update.pdf) (PDF).
Archived from the original (http://www2.crcna.org/site_uploads/uploads/crwm/whatwedo/proj
ects/2011%20July%20CRCSL%20Update.pdf) (PDF) on 2012-12-03. Retrieved
2013-06-21.

External links
Blog Christian Reformed Church (http://crcsl1.blogspot.hu/)

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