The Isa-e Church is a denomination

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and

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. It was founded in 1999 by Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, an ex-Muslim convert to

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History

In 1985, Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, an ex-Muslim, converted to Christianity. After living abroad and becoming a pastor, Abdul returned to Bangladesh in 1997. However, meeting with a group of former ex-Muslims, he acknowledged that the country's Christian denominations were culturally disconnected from the country's majority population. Chowdhury then begin working on establishing a church that adopts Bengali culture as tool of evangelization in the country. On September 2, 1999, she was formed in Jamat Isa-e Bangladesh. Later, a denomination adopted the name "Isa-e Church Bangladesh". The denomination soon spread across the country. As of 2015, it had 6,000 members in 127 local churches. The Isa-e Theological Institute was founded by the denomination, which serves to prepare new pastors and leaders.

Doctrine

The appellation affirms the

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, practices

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, and adheres to Reformed Tradition.

Inter-ecclesiastical Relations

The church is a member of the World Reformed Fellowship and has relations with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).

References

{{Reflist, 3 Reformed denominations in Asia Members of the World Reformed Fellowship Presbyterian denominations in Asia