The Sylhet Presbyterian Synod was founded by

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missionaries in 1905. It has its roots in Greater Sylhet District, which was located in northeastern

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. When Bangladesh separated, it was cut off from Northeastern

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, the parent body. Members belong to the minority groups like

Khasi Khasi may refer to: * Khasi people, an ethnic group of Meghalaya, India * Khasi language, a major Austroasiatic language spoken in Meghalaya, India * Khāṣi language, an Indo-Aryan language of Jammu and Kashmir, India See also * Khasi Hills * G ...

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and

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. It consist of four presbyteries and one

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. It maintains

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s, outreach programs and women's program. In 2004, the denomination had 7,276 members and 87 congregations and 38 house fellowships. There are no women ordination. A member of the National Christian Fellowship of Bangladesh.{{Cite web , url=http://ncfbangla.org/members.htm , title=National Christian Fellowship of Bangladesh , access-date=2013-04-20 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214003323/http://www.ncfbangla.org/members.htm , archive-date=2017-12-14 , url-status=dead

References

Presbyterian denominations in Asia