It was founded by Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa, started Mphatso mission in 1909.The Portuguese government inspired by the Roman Catholic Church closed the mission in 1922, and forced the missionaries to leave.Between 1922 and 1971 the church member had to meet secretly under trees and crossing the border to Malawi to attend Reformed worship.In 1972 the first black missionary called Rev Pedro Tempe started mission in South Mozambique, in Gaza Province.Contacts among Reformed Christians were made in Tete, Mphatso, Benga and Mzewe.REv Pieter Botha and Rev Kobus Minnaar played an important role in this, both were former missionaries in Malawi.