Protestant Church in East Timor
The Protestant Church in East Timor IPTL (Igreja Prostestante iha Timor Lorosa'e), former Christian Church of East Timor GKTT (Gerja Kristen Timor Timur) is a Reformed Protestant denomination in East Timor.
During Portuguese colonial rule in East Timor, which lasted until the country was annexed by Indonesia in 1975, Protestantism was suppressed.[citation needed] The Protestant Christian Church in East Timor came into being in 1979. Synod was established in 1988; that is the founding date of the denomination[clarification needed]. Membership grew from 6,668[clarification needed] to 34,625 in 1996[citation needed]. In 1998 it joined the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the World Council of Churches.
The denomination publishes a monthly magazine, Tatoli, which means "message". It has a presbyterian church government.[1][2][3]
The church maintains a relationship with the American United Church of Christ.[4]
References
- ^ "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ "The Protestant Church in East Timor « UnitingWorld". Unitingworld.org.au. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ "East Timor Ministry". Peaceucc.org. 2009-07-19. Archived from the original on 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ "Protestant Churches of East Timor (IPTL)". Globalministries.org. Retrieved 2013-10-02.