BCC not main umbrella body
Monday, March 22, 2010
In terms of numbers one can say that there are three main umbrella bodies for churches in Botswana namely Botswana Council of Churches (BCC), Evangelical Fellowship of Botswana (EFB) and Organisation of African Independent Churches (OAIC). The Seventh Day Adventist and the Jehovah's Witness do not belong to any of the above bodies.
There are also several 'Pentecostal' churches that do not belong to any of the above bodies. The BCC includes churches such as the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Lutheran Church to name a few. These are referred to as 'Mainline' churches.
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