138:. The church structure are the session, presbytery, synod and general assembly. The parishes have one to nine congregations, depending on the size. The congregations are ruled by elders. Several churches belong to a regional presbytery. Presbyteries belong to a bigger body – the synod. The General Assembly is the supreme court of the church. It is the result of a Scottish mission. It cooperates with the
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Presbyterian Church of Nigeria was founded by United Presbyterian Church of Scotland missionaries led by the Rev. Hope Masterson Waddell on the invitation of King Eyo Honesty II and King Eyamba V. The missionaries arrived in
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