The Reformed Presbyterian Church in North East India (RPCNEI) is a
Christian
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church based in
Manipur. It was established in 1835 by
American
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missionaries including Rev. James R. Campbell who started the work in
Saharanpur
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.
The denomination was officially organised in 1979 with seven households, and is the first denomination of the
Reformed Presbyterian
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Church in North East India. In 2023 the RPCNEI has 14,038 members and 60 pastors across 104 congregations in North East India in
Manipur,
Assam,
Mizoram,
Tripura,
Meghalaya. There is a growing church planting ministry in
Myanmar
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. It also runs 177 schools and training institutes.
It accepts the
Westminster Confession of Faith, the
Westminster Shorter Catechism and
Westminster Larger Catechism. The RPCNEI does not ordain women.
It is a member of the
World Communion of Reformed Churches and the
International Conference of Reformed Churches. It is also partnered with the Evangelical Fellowship of India, Micah Network International, North East India Council of Churches, Compassion East India and the Distant Neighbours project in the Netherlands.
The RPCNEI is a founding member of the Reformed and Presbyterian Fellowship and a member of the Evangelical Fellowship in India. The headquarters is located at
Churachandpur in Manipur.
See also
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Reformed Presbyterian Church of India The Reformed Presbyterian Church of India is a historic confessional Presbyterian denomination in India, established in the 19th century by Scottish and Irish missionaries.
Origin
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Presbyterian Reformed Church in India
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References
External links
Official website
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1835 establishments in British India
Presbyterian denominations in Asia
Presbyterianism in India
Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
Evangelical denominations in Asia