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- In 1850 Presbyterians and Congregationalists opened a mission in Mosul, Iraq. The Arabian mission of the Reformed Church in America started in 1889 in Basra; during the 1920s the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the United Presbyterian Church supported this effort. This united mission was merged with the Southern Presbyterian Church in 1957. Its main focus was education; there was little success in church planting. There were four Reformed-Presbyterian congregations in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Basra and Mosul, served by Egyptian pastors.In 1969 all missionaries were expelled from Iraq and their schools were closed. The exact number of churches and adherents is unknown. In 2001 the Evangelical Church of Iraq had five congregations and opened a Christian school.These congregations are:
* National Evangelical Protestant Church in Kirkuk
* Assyrian Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Baghdad
* Arab Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Baghdad
* National Evangelical Protestant Church in Mosul
* National Presbyterian Church in Bashrah These churches recently formed the . It was formally recognised by the Iraqi government. The Presbyterian Church (USA) helps to form relationships with the , the , National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon. Evangelical churches have experienced a rapid growth and revival. Since the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime, 15 evangelical congregations have been started. Officially, two evangelical churches, both Presbyterian, operated during the Baath regime. But now, there are Baptists, Methodists, Christian Alliance denominations as well. Most of the new evangelical members come from the Presbyterian church and from the historic Syrian Catholic denominations. (en)
- A Assembleia de Igrejas Presbiterianas no Iraque (AIPI), também conhecida como Igreja Presbiteriana Evangélica Nacional do Iraque ou Igreja Presbiteriana do Iraque, anteriormente conhecida como Igreja Evangélica do Iraque, é uma denominação protestante oficialmente reconhecida no Iraque. A igreja foi formada a partir de missões da Igreja Presbiteriana nos Estados Unidos da América, Igreja Presbiteriana nos Estados Unidos e Igreja Reformada nos Estados Unidos, iniciadas em 1850. (pt)
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- A Assembleia de Igrejas Presbiterianas no Iraque (AIPI), também conhecida como Igreja Presbiteriana Evangélica Nacional do Iraque ou Igreja Presbiteriana do Iraque, anteriormente conhecida como Igreja Evangélica do Iraque, é uma denominação protestante oficialmente reconhecida no Iraque. A igreja foi formada a partir de missões da Igreja Presbiteriana nos Estados Unidos da América, Igreja Presbiteriana nos Estados Unidos e Igreja Reformada nos Estados Unidos, iniciadas em 1850. (pt)
- In 1850 Presbyterians and Congregationalists opened a mission in Mosul, Iraq. The Arabian mission of the Reformed Church in America started in 1889 in Basra; during the 1920s the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the United Presbyterian Church supported this effort. This united mission was merged with the Southern Presbyterian Church in 1957. Its main focus was education; there was little success in church planting. There were four Reformed-Presbyterian congregations in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Basra and Mosul, served by Egyptian pastors.In 1969 all missionaries were expelled from Iraq and their schools were closed. The exact number of churches and adherents is unknown. (en)
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- Evangelical Church in Iraq (en)
- Assembleia de Igrejas Presbiterianas no Iraque (pt)
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