Presbyterian Church of South India

Presbyterian Church of South India
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationReformed
TheologyCalvinist
PolityPresbyterian
RegionAndhra Pradesh
Origin2002
Branched fromPresbyterian Church in America
Congregations70 (2020)[1]
Ministers37 (2018)[2]

The Presbyterian Church of South India (PCSI) is a Presbyterian denomination, established in India, in 2002, as a result of the missionary work of the Presbyterian Church in America in Andhra Pradesh.[2] [3][4]

History

The Presbyterian churches originate from the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. It is the Christian churches Protestant that adhere to Reformed theology and whose form of ecclesiastical organization is characterized by the government of an assembly of elders. Government Presbyterian is common in Protestant churches that were modeled after the Reformation Protestant Switzerland, notably in Switzerland, Scotland, Netherlands, France and portions of Prussia, of Ireland and later in United States.[5]

In the 1990s, missionaries from the Presbyterian Church in America started church planting work in Andhra Pradesh. As a result, in 2002, the Presbyterian Church of South India was formed.[2][3]

From its growth, the denomination has reached 70 churches and congregations in 2020.[1]

Interchurch Relations

The denomination was once a member of the World Reformed Fellowship.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Indian Fraternity Churches in Australia". IRFA. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "History of the Presbyterian Church of South India" (PDF). The Presbyterian Banner. November 1, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Presbyterian Church of South India". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Presbyterian Church of South India". Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Presbyterian and Reformed Churches". Britannica. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Members of the World Reformed Fraternity". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2021.