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Pentecostal Syrian Christians
Pentecostal Saint Thomas Christians, also called Pentecostal Syrian Christians, are the ethnic Saint Thomas Christians (Nasranis) affiliated to various Pentecostal and independent Neo-Charismatic churches. Sometimes, the Kerala Brethren are also erroneously lumped together with Pentecostals. The community is native to the Indian state of Kerala, and shares in the legacy of early Christianity in the region, traditionally traced to the missionary activities of Saint Thomas the Apostle in the first century (AD 52–72). Prior to their conversion to Pentecostalism, they belonged to traditional Saint Thomas Christian denominations. Origin Pentecostalism in Kerala, has its origins in the activities of German–American missionary George E. Berg and his Indian co-workers, in 1911. The first converts came from a small Kerala Brethren congregation based in Thuvayur, near Adoor. This group, which was led by Paruttupara Ummachan, became the first Pentecostal congregation of South Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the List of cities in India by population, third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country. It is located near the center of the Deccan Plateau, at a height of above sea level. The city is known as India's "Garden City", due to its parks and greenery. Archaeological artifacts indicate that the human settlement in the region happened as early as 4000 Common Era, BCE. The first mention of the name "Bengalooru" is from an ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malankara Syriac Knanaya Archdiocese
Malankara Syriac Knanaya Community are part of the larger Knanaya community who are descendants of an endogamous ethnic migrant group of Syriac-Jewish Christians who arrived and settled in Kerala in the 4th or 8th century. In the year 345 according to the Malayalam calendar (Kollavarsham), Knai Thoma, a merchant, and 72 families from Edessa (or modern Urfa) immigrated to Malankara (present-day Kerala) and established a community there. Among the group were priests, deacons and a bishop, Uraha Mar Ouseph (Bishop Joseph of Uraha/Urfa). Knai Thoma and his people were welcomed by Cheraman Perumal, the Chera Emperor of Kerala, and were given permission to settle down in Kodungalloor. After the Coonen Cross Revolt. (Oath of the Bent Cross)a part of the Knanaya Community joined Archdeacon Thomas. They later returned to West Syriac liturgical traditions brought to Malankara by them. This group remained under the Patriarch of Antioch. Today they form part of the Knanaya Archdiocese o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy Of Kottayam
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam is a Knanaya metropolitan archeparchy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India. The archeparchy is exclusively for Knanaya faithful who claim to be the descendants of Syriac Judeo-Christians (early East Syriac Christians) who migrated from South Mesopotamia to Kodungallur (Muziris) in South India in 4th century A.D. History of the archeparchy Community formation Traditional belief is that St. Thomas, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, had introduced Christianity in the Malabar coast in South India. His port of entry was Kodungalloor, formerly known as Muziris. Trade relations between the Middle East and the Malabar coast might have favored the arrival of St. Thomas to Kodungallur. The presence of Jews in the South West India from the 6th century B.C. also might have been another attraction for St. Thomas to arrive at Muziris so he could introduce Jesus and his teachings starting with the Jews here. Another Thomas, a rich an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Believers Eastern Church
Believers Eastern Church (BEC, previously Believers Church) is a church of Indian origin with congregations and parishes worldwide. It follows an episcopal governance and structure. It holds Christ as its head () and further requires that bishops and ordained ministers submit to its metropolitan and his successors. It is governed by a committee of bishops, the synod, with one central bishop holding the honorary title of "first among equals" and follows Evangelical Christian doctrine. BEC is administratively based in the state of Kerala in southwestern India. The church has 57 dioceses in 14 nations. Its membership consists of more than 3.5 million in 10 countries speaking a hundred languages. It has 30 bishops, and the Metropolitan Bishop is Moran Mor Samuel Theophilus who replaced Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I Metropolitan (formerly known as K. P. Yohannan). History The Metropolitan of the BEC was from Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church. The Church was founded in 1993 as part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church
The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, also known as the Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church, Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church, or the Syriac Orthodox Church in India is an autonomous maphrianate of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch based in Kerala, India and a part of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. It is headed by the Catholicos of India, Mor Baselios Joseph, within the hierarchy of Syriac Orthodox Church. According to tradition, it was founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle. It is currently the only church in Malankara that maintains the hierarchy of the Syriac Orthodox Church under the Holy See of Antioch. The church employs the West Syriac Rite's Liturgy of Saint James. Name In the aftermath of the Council of Chalcedon, Emperor Justinian I who supported the Chalcedonians, exiled Patriarch Severus of Antioch to Egypt, for refusing to accept the council, and professing Miaphysitism. The Syriac Orthodox Church is the church of Antioch that continued to accept Severus as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Pentecostal Church Of God
The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC) is one of the largest Pentecostal Christian Denomination in India. Its organisational headquarters located in Kumbanad, Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ..., India. It was founded in 1924. History The IPC traces its origins to the Pentecostal revival in India in the early 20th century. The movement was spearheaded by Pastor K. E. Abraham, who was originally affiliated with the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. After experiencing what he described as the baptism in the Holy Spirit in 1923, he separated from his former denomination and began preaching Pentecostal doctrine. The first united Pentecostal convention associated with the IPC movement was held in April 1925 in Ranny, Kerala. This gathering brought toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylon Pentecostal Mission
The Pentecostal Mission (TPM), also known as Ceylon Pentecostal Mission (CPM) in Sri Lanka, New Testament Church (NTC) in the United States, Grace New Covenant Pentecostal Church in Canada and Universal Pentecostal Church (UPC) in the United Kingdom, is a Pentecostal denomination established in 1923 in Colombo, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Its global headquarters is located in Irumbuliyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The organization operates churches in over 75 countries under various names and has more than 2,000 places of worship worldwide. Formerly called the Ceylon Pentecostal Mission (CPM), the denomination has grown to include millions of members. History The church was founded by Paul Ramankutty, who was born to Hindu parents in Engandiyur, a village in present-day Thrissur district, Kerala, India. While in Ceylon, at the age of 18, he became a Christian. Later, he felt a strong call and began to preach and share the gospel. In 1923 he founded the church with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of God (Full Gospel) In India
The Church of God (Full Gospel) in India is the registered name of the branch in India of the Church of God (Cleveland), Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee, USA), a Pentecostal church that has over 36,000 churches and 7 million members in 178 countries. See also * Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) * Pentecostalism Pentecostal denominations in Asia {{Christianity in Kerala Christianity in Kerala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Council Of The Assemblies Of God Of India
The General Council of the Assemblies of God of India is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in India. It is affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship. The headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. History The General Council of the Assemblies of God of India has its origins in a mission of the Assemblies of God USA in Chennai in 1916. The council was founded in 1995. Michael Bergunder, ''The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 46 In 2016, it had 5,200 churches. See also *Christianity in India * History of Pentecostalism in India References External links Official Website {{Christianity in Kerala 1995 establishments in India Pentecostalism in India India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Thomite
The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, often shortened to Mar Thoma Church, and known also as the Reformed Syrian ChurchS. N. Sadasivan. A Social History of India''. APH Publishing; 2000. . p. 442. and the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, is an autonomous Oriental Protestant Christian church based in Kerala, India. While continuing many of the Syriac high church practices, the church is Protestant in its theology and doctrines. It employs a reformed variant of the West Syriac Rite Divine Liturgy of Saint James, translated to Malayalam. The Mar Thoma Church sees itself as continuation of the Saint Thomas Christians, a community traditionally believed to have been founded in the first century by Thomas the Apostle, who is known as Mar Thoma (''Saint Thomas'') in Syriac,Mathew, K. S. (1993). ''The Faith and Practice of the Mar Thoma Church''. and describes itself as "Apostolic in origin, Universal in nature, Biblical in faith, Evangelical in principle, Ecumenical in outlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
