Welcome to the research portal of the International Center for African Culture and Arts' blog for the African Independent Churches on the continent and around the world. Starting from Ghana, we will document some of the major churches and everything about them as a resource for students, researches and all those with vested interest in Christianity especially in Africa operated independently by Africans. Thanks for visiting. Rev. Harroldsfaith Akyeampong Global African Christian Research Unit, International Center for African Culture and Arts, New York, USA A.I.C 101 WHAT IS AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CHURCHES OVERVIEW African Independent Churches, also known as African Indigenous Churches, African Initiated Churches, African Instituted Churches, or just AICs, represent well over 10,000 independent Christian denominations in Africa. African Independent Churches are found in every region and country in Africa, but they are more adequately documented in west Africa...