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Kuki Christian Church | |
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Classification | Christianity, Protestant |
Orientation | Trinity, New Testament Christianity |
Moderator | Administrative Secretary T. Lunkim |
Associations | World Council of Churches, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Council for World Mission, Christian Conference of Asia, Communion of Churches in India, National Council of Churches in India |
Region | Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Assam |
Founder | T. Lunkim |
Origin | 1943 Chalva, Manipur |
Congregations | 400+ |
Members | 200,000 members |
Ministers | 200+ Upas |
Missionaries | 61 |
Hospitals | 1 |
Primary schools | 12 |
Secondary schools | 2 |
Tertiary institutions | 2 Seminaries |
The Kuki Christian Church (KCC) is an association which is part of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI). [1] Through the NCCI, the KCC is part of the World Council of Churches (WCC). [2]
Kuki Christian Church is governed by the Assembly of the Synods. Each synod has an executive secretary, and an annual conference takes place where moderators and leaders of the assembly are chosen by representatives of the synods. The head of the congregation is T. Lunkim. [3]
The synods and their headquarters are:
In addition to evangelism and other church activities, the KCC gives equal importance to human-resource development with Christian values. The congregation has established Trulock Theological Seminary, Imphal, Manipur Synod. The seminary offers B.Th. BD and M.Div degrees. [4]
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