Church of Pakistan
| Church of Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Anglican, Reformed |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Moderator | Sammy Azariah |
| Associations | Anglican Communion, World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches,[1] Christian Conference of Asia |
| Origin | 1970 Pakistan |
| Merger of | Anglicans, Methodists, Presbyterians and Lutherans |
| Members | 500,000[2] |
| Ministers | 600[2] |
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.
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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 the 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 the 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
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- Linda Greene, World Methodist Council. Handbook of Information 2002-2006, Biltmore Press, Asheville (NC) 2002
- The Anglican Communion Official Website: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/province.cfm?ID=P
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- ↑ Database (undated). "Member Churches". World Communion of Reformed Churches. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Database (9 February 2006). "Sialkot Diocese of the Church of Pakistan". Reformed Online. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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- Church of Pakistan
- Anglican Communion church bodies
- Anglican denominations established in the 20th century
- Anglican realignment denominations
- Christian denominations in Asia
- Christian organisations based in Pakistan
- Lutheran denominations established in the 20th century
- Lutheranism in Asia
- Members of the World Council of Churches
- Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
- Methodism in Asia
- Methodist denominations established in the 20th century
- National churches
- Presbyterian denominations established in the 20th century
- Presbyterian denominations in Asia
- Religious organizations established in 1970
- United and uniting churches
- 1970 establishments in Pakistan
