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The Reformed and Presbyterian Fellowship of India is a national ecumenical organization, bringing together Presbyterian and Continental Reformed churches in India. [ 1 ] It was formed in 2001 [ 2 ] and in 2019 it was formed by 14 member denominations.
From this missionary work the Evangelical Convention Church was organized. [3] In the 1970s, one of the pastors of this denomination, the Rev. Vung D. Tombing, attended Covenant Theological Seminary at Presbyterian Church in America. [4] After returning to India in 1977, this pastor had a great influence on the Evangelical Convention Church.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church of India was a joint effort of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Ireland and Scotland in 1823, and established 12 congregations in India by a team of three ministers, namely Alexander Crawford, James Glasgow and D. Mitchell. The present situation is that the church has one active presbytery.
The Church of the East was the earliest form of Christianity in India, as adopted by the St Thomas Christians of the Malabar region (present-day Kerala) from at least the third century, and possibly much earlier.
In Tamil Nadu state of India there are 3 congregations. In 2011 6 independent congregations joined the small federation. In 2012, another 6 congregations and pastors joined the church. Most of the churches growing visible. In six cities, there are church planting projects. [3] It is a member of the World Reformed Fellowship. [4]
The church has relationships with the United Reformed Churches in North America. [6] In addition, he is a member of the Reformed and Presbyterian Fellowship of India, [1] World Reformed Fellowship [3] and the International Conference of Reformed Churches (since 2022). [4] [5]
The Presbyterian Reformed Church in India (PRCI) is a Presbyterian denomination, established in South India, in 2015, as a result of the missionary work of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil (later assisted by the Presbyterian Church of Australia) in Goa, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, often shortened to Mar Thoma Church, and known also as the Reformed Syrian Church [20] [21] [9] and the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, is an autonomous Oriental Protestant Christian church based in Kerala, India.