Church of the Brethren in India
Church of North India (CNI) |
Logo of the Church of North India
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Classification |
Protestant |
Orientation |
United and Uniting denomination,Anglican High Church as well as Low Church (especially in the North-East), as well as Presbyterian and Congregational
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Polity |
Episcopal and Presbyterian
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Moderator |
Pradeep Kumar Samantaroy, Bishop of Amritsar |
Associations |
Anglican Communion, World Methodist Council, World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Council for World Mission, Christian Conference of Asia, Communion of Churches in India, National Council of Churches in India
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Region |
All of India except Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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Origin |
29 November 1970 Nagpur
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Merger of |
Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, the United Church of Northern India, the Baptist Churches of Northern India, Church of the Brethren in India (since left), Methodist Church (British and Australian Conferences), and Disciples of Christ
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Separations |
United Church of Northern India - Presbyterian Synod
Church of the Brethren in India
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Congregations |
3500 congregations in 3000 parishes and 26 dioceses |
Members |
1,500,000 |
Ministers |
1200 |
Hospitals |
65 hospitals and nine nursing schools. |
Secondary schools |
250 educational institutions and three technical schools. |
United Church of Northern India - Presbyterian Synod
The Church of North India (CNI), the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India, is a united church established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the main Protestant churches working in northern India; it is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is the successor of Church of England in India along with the Church of Pakistan and the Church of South India. The merger, which had been in discussions since 1929, came eventually between the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon (Anglican), the United Church of Northern India (Congregationalist and Presbyterian), the Baptist Churches of Northern India (British Baptists), the Church of the Brethren in India, which withdrew in 2006, the Methodist Church (British and Australian Conferences) and the Disciples of Christ denominations.
The CNI's jurisdiction covers all states of the Indian Union with the exception of the four states in the south (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu) and has approximately 1,250,000 members (0.1% of India's population) in 3,000 pastorates.
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