Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
United Missionary Church of Africa
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- UMCA
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1956 -
History
The United Missionary Church of Africa was incorporated in Nigeria in 1956. In 1978 the United Missionary Society turned over to the UMCA the work and property which it had begun and developed. Many missionaries stayed in Nigeria after the turnover working under the UMCA. These missionaries soon organized first as The Fellowship of Invited Missionaries and then as World Partners Nigeria.
Places
Primarily works in the nation of Nigeria, Africa.
Legal status
Incorporated in the country of Nigeria