Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India

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The Reformed Presbyterian Church in North East India (RPCNEI) is a Christian church based in Manipur. It was established in 1835 by American missionaries including Rev. James R. Campbell who started the work in Saharanpur. [1]

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The denomination was officially organised in 1979 with seven households, and is the first denomination of the Reformed Presbyterian 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. [2] [3] It also runs 177 schools and training institutes.

It accepts the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Shorter Catechism and Westminster Larger Catechism. [4] The RPCNEI does not ordain women.

It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches [5] and the International Conference of Reformed Churches. [6] 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. [7]

The RPCNEI is a founding member of the Reformed and Presbyterian Fellowship and a member of the Evangelical Fellowship in India. [8] The headquarters is located at Churachandpur in Manipur. [9]

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  1. ↑ Indian Reformed Fellowship Australia website
  2. ↑ RPCNEI website, retrieved 2023-06-29
  3. ↑ "Welcome". Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
    - "Points of Ministry". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Reformiert website
  5. ↑ "Member churches - Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. ↑ ICRC website, Retrieved 2023-06-29
  7. ↑ Verre Naasten Mission website
  8. ↑ "About Us". Reformed Presbyterian Church in North East India. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "RPCNEI - Contact us". Reformed Presbyterian Church in North East India. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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