The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Myanmar was founded by Reverend Robert Thawm Luai in 1983. Members of this Church were once affiliated with different Christian denominations and churches, eventually seceding due to liberalism,

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and charismatism. As of 2004, this denomination consisted of 35 individual churches, 13 house fellowships and 5,000 members. It was served by 40 pastors in 4 Presbyteries and a

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. The Evangelical Presbyterian Church subscribes to the

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and the

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. Women are not ordained. The denomination is a member of the

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and the

World Communion of Reformed Churches The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of Calvinist churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 80 million people, thus being the fourth-largest Chris ...

. The church's partner denomination is the Life Bible Presbyterian Church in Singapore. The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Myanmar founded the Reformed and Presbyterian Churches Fellowship in Myanmar in 2005. Ten denominations participate in the "Fellowship".

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Presbyterian denominations in Asia Churches in Myanmar Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches Members of the World Reformed Fellowship Christian organizations established in 1983 Evangelical denominations in Asia {{Myanmar-org-stub