▁Living st onia . ▁The ▁first ▁Pres by tery ▁in ▁Z amb ia ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁This ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁stations ▁and ▁con greg ations ▁established ▁in ▁northern ▁Z amb ia . ▁When ▁the ▁Syn od ▁was ▁constit uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁ 2 ▁Pres by ter ies , ▁ 1 6 ▁con greg ations ▁and ▁ 4 ▁ord ained ▁minister s . ▁This ▁group ▁spread ▁rapidly . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁church ' s ▁statistics ▁as ▁of ▁August , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Z amb ia ▁Syn od ▁had ▁ 6 7 ▁con greg ations ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁pres by ter ies ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁served ▁by ▁ 5 8 ▁ord ained ▁minister s ▁and ▁ 8 ▁evangel ists . ▁That ▁means ▁ 1 2 5 0 ▁member ▁per ▁past or , ▁who ▁serve ▁the ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁con greg ations . ▁The ▁Syn od ▁re located ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁from ▁Eastern ▁Z amb ia ▁to ▁L us aka . ▁ ▁The ology ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁conf essions ▁are ▁the ▁West min ster ▁Conf ession ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁and ▁the ▁Belg ic ▁Conf ession , ▁the ▁Heidel berg ▁C ate ch ism , ▁the ▁Can ons ▁of ▁Dort ▁and ▁the ▁CC AP ▁Conf ession ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁The ▁Syn od ▁has ▁close