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Mathews Mar Athanasius Mar Thoma XIII (25 April 1818 – 16 July 1877) was the Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Church from 1852 until 1865. [2] [3] As a reformer, he spent most of his reign attempting to reform and heal rifts within the church.
The revolutionary concept of a school along with every church (palliyum pallikoodavum) was also implemented by Chavara [8].He also initiated the practice of a mid-day meal scheme in schools [9].In contrast to northern India, the reformation in Kerala was driven by the lower castes.
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.
Many Protestant denominations are represented in India, the result of missionary activities throughout the country especially under British rule in India.The largest Protestant denomination in the country is the Church of South India, since 1947 a union of Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, Methodist, and Anglican congregations with approximately 4 million members as of 2014.
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.
The major Pentecostal churches in India are the Indian Pentecostal Church of God, [220] the Assemblies of God, The Pentecostal Mission, [221] [222] the New Apostolic Church with 1,448,209 members, [220] the New Life Fellowship Association with 480,000 members, the Manna Full Gospel Churches with 275,000 members, [220] and the Evangelical Church ...
The Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Hindu reform movement founded in India by Maharshi Dayananda in 1875 at Bombay. He was an ascetic who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. [15] It aimed to be a universal structure based on the authority of the Vedas. Dayananda stated that he wanted 'to make the world noble', i.e., to return ...
The Presbyterian Church of India (PCI) is a mainline Protestant church based in India, with over 1.6 million adherents, mostly in Northeast India. [2] It is one of the largest Christian denominations in that region. [3] [4]