Proof that Biafra is Far older than Nigeria: In 1858 the Presbytery of Biafra was formed

The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria is a Presbyterian church in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and subscribes the Westminster Confession of Faith.
The denomination has nine synods, more than 50 presbyteries and over 2,000 congregations, and almost 7,000 ministers and 3,806 690 members across the country.
History
The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria was founded by United Presbyterian Church of Scotland missionaries led by the Rev. Hope Masterson Waddell. He arrived in Calabar and founded the first Presbyterian church in 1846. From Calabar the church begun to grow. In 1858 the Presbytery of Biafra was formed. The Synod of Biafra formed in 1921. The church developed rapidly, when the Presbyterian Church of Biafra was established, with the Synod as the highest court. The church become independent. The Presbyterian Church of Biafra become the Presbyterian Church in East Nigeria in 1952. On 16 June 1960 the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria was born. In 1987 the General Assembly was constituted with two Synods.
The Presbyterian Church in Nigeria began to establish a seminary in 1993, which became the Hope Waddell University. The University is located in Okagwe Ohafia in Abia State. Its motto is “Excellence, Integrity, and Service”. The church runs two degree awarding theological institutions, the Hugh Goldie Lay Theological Training Institution(founded in 1918, and the Assien Ukpabio Presbyterian Theological College, founded in 1994.
The headquarters of the church is in Ogpor Hill in Abia State in Southeast Nigeria.
Structure and missionsEdit
The church has outreaches across the entire country. It has a Mission Presbytery in the Republics of Benin and Togo. The church structure are the session, presbytery, Synod, General Assembly. The parishes have one to nine congregations, depending on the size. The congregations are ruled by elders an deacons. 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 Church of Scotland. Synods are:
Synod of Akwa
Synod of Calabar
Synod of the East
Synod of East Central
Synod of Mid East
Synod of North
Synod of South Central
Synod of Upper Cross River
Synod of West
Niger Delta Synod
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