Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar

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The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (Malagasy: Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara) (FJKM) is the second-largest Christian denomination in Madagascar. The FKLM is the national church of Madagascar, but it is not the established church of the state.

Founded in 1968 as a Reformed Protestant denomination, the FJKM today has 2.5 million adherents in approximately 5800 congregations nationwide.[1]

The fact that Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana is a member of the church and has concurrently served as an elected lay vice-president of the church during his presidential term has led to concerns of church and state interests being "not kept entirely separate" in Madagascar.[2]

In 2002, a schism in the church occurred and the New Protestant Church in Madagascar was formed with 300,000 former members of the FJKM.[2]

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  1. ^ Council for World Mission: The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Department of State, "International Religious Freedom Report 2006: Madagascar".