The Tripura Presbyterian Church Synod is one of the constituent units of the
Presbyterian Church of India. It has its headquarters in
Agartala
Agartala () is the capital city of the Indian state of Tripura, and is one of the largest cities in northeast India. The city is governed by the Agartala Municipal Corporation. The city is the seat of the Government of Tripura. It is located on ...
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Tripura
Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...
. It has 325 churches and 22,277 members mostly among the indigenous peoples of Tripura.
History
Mizoram Presbyterian Church Synod
Mizoram Presbyterian Church Synod (''Mizoram Presbyterian Kohhran Synod'' in Mizo language, Mizo) is the largest Christian denomination in Mizoram, northeast India. It was a direct progeny of the Calvinistic Methodist Church (officially named th ...
Meeting in 1985 finally gave its consent to officially begin Presbyterian Church of Tripura (PCT) within Tripura State. June 1986 Synod Executive Committee then sent Senior Pastor Rev. Thangdela to administer the whole Presbyterian Church of Tripura whose office was stationed at Noagang. Subsequently, Presbyterian Church of Tripura Inauguration Service was undertaken by Synod Moderator Rev. Robawiha at Noagang Church on July 20, 1986. 1988 Synod conference assigned Tripura mission be under the administration of Synod Mission Board. On December 19, 1987, Mizo Synod and
Tripura Baptist Christian Union
The Tripura Baptist Christian Union (TBCU) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Tripura, India. It has its head office in Agartala, the state capital. The TBCU is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF) and the Baptist World ...
(TBCU) made an agreement as to how the two churches will go on side by side. The Synod Mission Board (SMB), which represents Mizo Synod, after all, became so successful to spread the Gospel of Christ in Tripura Mission Field.
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Education
Presently, Tripura Mission Field has two Mission High School:
#Bethlehem English School (at Noagang Village), and
#Calvary High School (at Tuidu Village).
And four Mission Middle Schools:
#Maranatha English School (at Ambassa Town),
#Elpis English School (at Pecharthal Village),
#Charisma English School (at Karbook Village), and
#Hermon English School (at Burburia Village).
Medical and Health Mission
Tripura Mission Field also has eleven Medical Centres at Tuingoi, Noagang, Kameswar, Seisimdung, Burburia, Pecharthal, Ganganagar, Ambassa, Tuidu, Kalachhara and Ruprai. All these centres are equipped with full-time Nurse/Health workers, medicines and first aid medical instruments.
Statistics
See also
* Tripura Baptist Christian Union
The Tripura Baptist Christian Union (TBCU) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Tripura, India. It has its head office in Agartala, the state capital. The TBCU is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF) and the Baptist World ...
* Christianity in Tripura
* Presbyterian Church of India
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Agartala
The Diocese of Agartala ( la, Dioecesis Agartalana) is a Catholic diocese comprising the entire State of Tripura in the Ecclesiastical province of Shillong in India. The cathedral is St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Agartala.
History
The ear ...
* List of Christian denominations in North East India
The following shows the Christian denominations present in Northeast India, along with number of churches and approximate number of Church members.
Anglican
* Church of North India (CNI)
** Diocese of Northeast India (275) 50,000
* Church o ...
References
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External links
Official Website of Presbyterian Church of India
Presbyterian denominations in Asia
Presbyterianism in India