Evangelical Church of India
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The Evangelical Church of India (ECI) is a Christian denomination in India. It operates the [1] in Allahabad, the in Kolkata and the in Chennai.[2] Its came into existence because of the activity of the Oriental Missionary Society, (OMS International).[3] The church has more than 100,000 members.[4] The denomination is relatively progressive and, in 2012, ordained its first openly transgender pastor.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Allahabad Bible Seminary — Equip… Enlighten…Empower…". Abseminary.org. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ^ [1] Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived February 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Meet India's first transgender pastor". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "India's first transgender pastor finds fulfilment - ucanews.com". ucanews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
See also[]
Categories:
- Evangelicalism in India
- Evangelical denominations in Asia