Methodist Church of Southern Africa
| Methodist Church of Southern Africa | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Methodism |
| Polity | Connexionalism (Episcopal and Connexional) |
| Presiding Bishop | Pumla Nzimande (2025– date) |
| Region | Southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Eswatini) |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Founder | British Methodist missionaries |
| Origin | 1883 |
| Separated from | British Methodist Church |
| Members | ~3 million |
| Publications | New Dimension (church magazine) |
| Official website | methodist.org.za |
The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) is a large Wesleyan Methodist denomination, with local churches across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and a more limited presence in Mozambique. It is a member church of the World Methodist Council.
The church is the largest mainline Protestant denomination in South Africa – 7.3% of the South African population recorded their religious affiliation as 'Methodist' in the last national census. The denomination has nearly 2 million members.