Adherents.com (http://purl.oclc.org/ATSRW/adherents)
“Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc... Data [is presented] from both primary research sources such as government census reports, statistical sampling surveys and organizational reporting, as well as citations from secondary literature which mention adherent statistics.” Database is searchable by the name of the religion (denomination, sect) or by location.
Africa Inter Mennonite Mission (AIMM (http://www.aimmintl.org/home.htm)
Organized as the Congo Inland Mission in 1912. Based in Elkhart, Indiana. Describes their work in Botswana, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire), Lesotho, Senegal, South Africa.
Catholic Hierarchy: Country List (http://catholic-hierarchy.org/country/)
Current and historical information about the bishops and dioceses.
Catholic Internet and E-mail Directory of Southern Africa (CIDSA) (http://www.smom-za.org/cidsa/cidsa.htm)
Provides names, e-mail addresses; information on the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, Dioceses and Parishes, Religious Orders and Congregations, Catholic Organisations, Catholic Schools, Catholic Health Care, Catholic Bookshops & Repositories, Catholic Publications, personal homepages and E-Mail addresses of Catholics.
Christian Network Links for Africa (http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/cecilian/777/safrica.htm)
Extensive list of sites for Southern African religious (Christian) organizations.
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa (Braamfontein) (http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/ricsa/jtsa/index.htm)
Published by South African Council of Churches; provides tables of contents and abstracts for 1972 through 1999 issues; full text of selected articles from current issue.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church (http://www.adventist.org/)
Site provides world church and regional information, official statements, publications, special features, videos and more.
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