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The '''United Church in Zambia''' is the largest Protestant church in  [[Zambia]] with coverage of all the ten provinces of the country <ref>http://www.unitingworld.org.au/partners/our-overseas-partners/africa/united-church-of-zambia/</ref>
The church formed in 1965, this is a result of the union of Church of Central Africa, Rhodesia (a mission work of the [[Church of Scotland]]), the Union Church of Copperbelt, the Copperbelt Free Church Council, the Church of Barotseland and the Methodist church.<ref>http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=112173&lg=eng</ref>

The United Church in Zambia has partnership relations with the [[United Church of Canada]].<ref>http://www.united-church.ca/partners/global/africa/zambia#ucz</ref> The church maintains its own Theological Colleges in Zambia.<ref>http://www.united-church.ca/partners/global/africa/zambia#UCZTC</ref>

The United Church in Zambia has 3,000 000 members in 1,060 congregations. The United church has [[Presbyterian]] church government with 9 presbyteries and a [[Synod]]. It is a member of the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]] and the [[World Methodist Council]] Close contacts with the Church of Scotland, the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] was established.<ref>http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/united-church-of-zambia</ref>

== External links ==
*[http://uczsynod.org United Church website]

== References ==
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