Presbyterian Church of India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Presbyterian_Church_of_India

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:World_Communion_of_Reformed_Churches gptkb:Council_for_World_Mission gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches_in_India
gptkbp:class	Reformed
gptkbp:crest	gptkb:Apostles'_Creed gptkb:Nicene_Creed gptkb:Longer_Catechism gptkb:Westminster_Confession_of_Faith gptkb:Shorter_Catechism
gptkbp:denomination	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:firstMissionary	gptkb:Rev._Thomas_Jones gptkb:Rev._William_Lewis
gptkbp:firstMissionStation	gptkb:Cherrapunji
gptkbp:founded	1841
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Welsh_Presbyterian_Missionaries
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:hasSchool	gptkb:John_Roberts_Theological_Seminary,_Shillong gptkb:Mizoram_Presbyterian_Church_schools gptkb:Presbyterian_College,_Shillong gptkb:Presbyterian_Theological_Seminary,_Aizawl
gptkbp:headquarters	Shillong, Meghalaya, India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Presbyterian Church of India
gptkbp:mission	education healthcare social services
gptkbp:notableEvent	150th anniversary in 1991
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Rev._Dr._H._S._Lyngdoh gptkb:Rev._Dr._L._R._Sailo gptkb:Rev._Dr._S._R._Mawlong
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:Presbyterian_Review Synod journals
gptkbp:notableSynods	gptkb:Assam_Synod gptkb:Biateram_Synod gptkb:Karbi_Anglong_Synod gptkb:Khadar_Synod gptkb:Manipur_Synod gptkb:Meghalaya_Synod gptkb:Mizoram_Synod gptkb:Ri_Bhoi_Synod gptkb:Tripura_Synod
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations	over 4000
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	over 1.5 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English local languages
gptkbp:origin	Missionary work in Khasi Hills
gptkbp:policy	Presbyterian
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Northeast_India
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:India
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:website	https://pciweb.org
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches_in_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5