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Church of Pakistan
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationAnglican, Reformed
PolityEpiscopal
ModeratorSammy Azariah
AssociationsAnglican Communion, World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches,[1]
Christian Conference of Asia
Origin1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Pakistan
Merger ofAnglicans, Methodists, Presbyterians and Lutherans
Members500,000[2]
Ministers600[2]
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The Church of Pakistan is a united church in Pakistan, which is part of the Anglican Communion and a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches[3] and the World Methodist Council.

Establishment of the church

It was established in 1970 with a union of Anglicans, Scottish Presbyterians (Church of Scotland), United Methodists, and Lutherans. It is the only united church in South Asia which involves Lutherans. Though united, it is mainly Anglican in theology and outlook, since Anglicans form the bulk of the 800,000 strong membership and most of the important episcopal sees.

The church has two theological seminaries: the Gujranwala Theological Seminary and St Thomas' Theological College, Karachi.

List of dioceses

  • Faisalabad
  • Hyderabad
  • Karachi
  • Lahore
  • Multan
  • Peshawar
  • Raiwind
  • Sialkot

The Diocese of Sialkot is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Today, the whole Church of Pakistan is listed as a member on the WCRC website. The Sialkot Diocese has more than 40,400 members in 45 congregations and 28 house fellowships. It adheres to the Apostles Creed, Heidelberg Catechism, Westminster Shorter Catechism and Nicene Creed.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Database (undated). "Member Churches" Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. World Communion of Reformed Churches. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Church of Pakistan". World Council of Churches. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b Database (9 February 2006). "Sialkot Diocese of the Church of Pakistan". Reformed Online. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

Bibliography

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