The Evangelical Church of India (ECI) is a Christian denomination in India. It operates the Allahabad Bible Seminary[1] in Allahabad, the Calcutta Bible Seminary in Kolkata and the Madras Theological Seminary and College in Chennai.[2] It came into existence due to the activity of the Oriental Missionary Society.[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] Its core vision is "One Lakh Churches, One Crore Believers" in 2056.

References

  1. ↑ "Allahabad Bible Seminary — Equip… Enlighten…Empower…". Abseminary.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  2. ↑ Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Archived February 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Meet India's first transgender pastor". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  5. ↑ "India's first transgender pastor finds fulfilment - ucanews.com". ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-05-01.

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