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{{short description|EYN Anabaptist denomination}}
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The '''Church of the Brethren in Nigeria''' ({{lang-ha|Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria}}, literally "Church of Children of the Same Mother of Nigeria") is a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] and [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] [[Christian denomination]] from [[Nigeria]] with more than 100,000 members.<ref name="oikoumene1">{{cite web|url=http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/church-of-the-brethren-in-nigeria-eyn.html |title=Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) |publisher=Oikoumene.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref> It has hundreds of pastors and hundreds of parishes.<ref name="oikoumene1"/> It has been established in the 20th century.<ref name="oikoumene1"/> The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria has [[bible college]]s and schools.<ref name="oikoumene1"/> It joined the [[World Council of Churches]] in 1985.<ref name="oikoumene1"/> Furthermore, it is a member of the Christian Council of Nigeria and the Christian Association of Nigeria.<ref name="oikoumene1"/> The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria is the largest national body of Church of the Brethren in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brethren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=go_places_where_we_work |title=Church of the Brethren: Places we serve |publisher=Brethren.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref>
The '''Church of the Brethren in Nigeria''' ({{lang-ha|Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria}} (EYN), literally "Church of Children of the Same Mother of Nigeria") is an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] [[Christian denomination]] from [[Nigeria]] with close to 1,000,000 members.<ref name="oikoumene1">{{cite web|url=https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/church-of-the-brethren-in-nigeria-eyn |title=Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) |website=World Council of Churches |date= January 1985|accessdate=29 August 2018}}</ref> It has hundreds of pastors and hundreds of parishes.<ref name="oikoumene1"/> It has been established in the 20th century.<ref name="oikoumene1"/> The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria has [[bible college]]s and schools.<ref name="oikoumene1"/> It joined the [[World Council of Churches]] in 1985.<ref name="oikoumene1"/> Furthermore, it is a member of the Christian Council of Nigeria and the [[Christian Association of Nigeria]].<ref name="oikoumene1"/> The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria is the largest national body of [[Church of the Brethren]] in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brethren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=go_places_where_we_work |title=Church of the Brethren: Places we serve |publisher=Brethren.org |accessdate=2010-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707020636/http://www.brethren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=go_places_where_we_work |archive-date=2010-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Ekklesia Brethren Churches in [[Maiduguri]] were destroyed by [[Boko Haram]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/10031 |title=Anabaptist churches destroyed in Nigeria |publisher=Ekklesia |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref> as a part of [[2009 Nigerian sectarian violence]].
EYN buildings in [[Maiduguri]] were destroyed by [[Boko Haram]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/10031 |title=Anabaptist churches destroyed in Nigeria |publisher=Ekklesia |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref> as a part of [[2009 Nigerian sectarian violence]].


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Latest revision as of 21:06, 15 December 2023

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

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  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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