Assembly of Believers' Church In India
The Assembly of Believers' Church In India (also known as ABC in India) is a neocharismatic[1] Episcopal denomination in India, rooted in the Saint Thomas Christian tradition and history of Christianity in India. It was established in 1973 by Rev. Reginald Burney Clifford and now contains more than 450 churches with around 40000 members.[2] [3]
The Assembly of Believers' Church in India is not to be confused with the Believers Church, a separate church entity in Asia.
Proposal
There is a proposal to unite to form Church of India, comprising following churches:
- Orthodox Catholic Church (India)
- Church of South India
- Church of North India
- St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India
- Believers Eastern Church, of Metropolitan Bishop K. P. Yohannan
- Life Boat Church, of Rev. P. Sumit Joshi, Life Boat Foundation India [2]
- Assembly of Believers' Church In India, of Bishop Rev. Bishop Augustus Anthony
- Anglican Church of India, of Bishop Stephen Vattapara
- Anglican Catholic Church (Church of India, Pakistan, Burma & Ceylon / CIPBC), of Bishop John Augustine
- The Traditional Anglican Church of India, of Bishop Bishop Hepworth and Bishop Samuel. P. Prakash
- Anglican National Church of India, of Bishop Jonathan Anzar
- United Church of India, of Bishop Sunny Abraham Panachamootil
References
- ^ World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, 2001 Volume 1, p. 368
- ^ [1] Archived March 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Assembly of Believers' Church in India, ABC India, Churches In India, Indian Christianity, Christian Church in India". Theabcministries.com. 1973-10-21. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-04-30.