Isa-e Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationReformed
TheologyCalvinist
GovernancePresbyterian
AssociationsWorld Reformed Fellowship[1]
RegionBangladesh and India
Origin1999
Congregations127 (2020) [2]
Members6,000 (2015) [3]
Official websitewww.isaechurchbd.org www.isaechurchin.org

The Isa-e Church is a denomination Reformed Presbyterian in Bangladesh and India. It was founded in 1999 by Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, an ex-Muslim convert to Christianity.[3][4]

History

In 1985, Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, an ex-Muslim, converted to Christianity. After living abroad and becoming a pastor, Abdul returned to Bangladesh in 1997.

However, meeting with a group of former ex-Muslims, he acknowledged that the country's Christian denominations were culturally disconnected from the country's majority population. Chowdhury then begin working on establishing a church that adopts Bengali culture as tool of evangelization in the country.

On September 2, 1999, she was formed in Jamat Isa-e Bangladesh.[5] Later, a denomination adopted the name "Isa-e Church Bangladesh".[6]

The denomination soon spread across the country. As of 2015, it had 6,000 [3] members in 127 local churches.[2][7]

The Isa-e Theological Institute was founded by the denomination, which serves to prepare new pastors and leaders.[8]

Doctrine

The appellation affirms the Five Solae, practices pedobaptism, and adheres to Reformed Tradition.[9]

Inter-ecclesiastical Relations

The church is a member of the World Reformed Fellowship[1] and has relations with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Reformed Fellowship Members". Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Isa-e Church Organization". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Church History Isa -e". September 25, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Church Isa-e". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Inter-Church Relations of Liberated Reformed Churches". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "History of the Church Isa-e". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Church Growth Isa-e Bangladesh". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Isa-e Theological Institute". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Reformed denominations in the world". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Report of the General Assembly of Liberated Reformed Churches 2020". August 13, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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