Evangelical Church of India

The Evangelical Church of India (ECI) is a major Christian denomination in India. It has Allahabad Bible Seminary [1] in Allahabad, Calcutta Bible Seminary in Kolkata and Madras Theological Seminary and College in Chennai.[2] Its existence is because of the activity of the Oriental Missionary Society, (OMS International).[3] Bishop Dr.M. Ezra Sargunam was consecrated bishop in 1993.[4] The church has more than 100,000 members.[5] The denomination is relatively progressive and, in 2012, ordained its first openly transgender pastor.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Allahabad Bible Seminary — Equip… Enlighten…Empower…". Abseminary.org. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  2. ↑ Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Archived February 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Archived February 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Meet India's first transgender pastor - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  6. ↑ "India's first transgender pastor finds fulfilment - ucanews.com". ucanews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.

See also

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