Mizoram Presbyterian Church is the largest Church in Mizoram state in Northeast India. It is one of the constituent bodies of a larger denomination Presbyterian Church of India (PCI) which has its headquarters in Shillong, Meghalaya in Northeast India. Mizoram Synod, as it is known, is one of the three Churches pioneered by English missionaries in the 19th century. The other two are the Baptist Church of Mizoram and the Evangelical Church of Maraland.

Contents 1 Founder 2 Population 3 Association/Affiliation 4 External links

[edit] Founder

Mizoram Presbyterian Church was established and founded by a Welsh Missionary named Rev. D.E. Jones in 1897. However, Mizos first encountered the gospel of Jesus Christ in 1894 through Baptist missionaries Rev F.W. Savidge and Rev. J.H. Lorrain, who arrived among Mizos in 1894.

[edit] Population

According the official website of Mizoram Presbyterian Synod, as on 2006, the number of members stand at 4,55,781 spread over 864 Churches.

[edit] Association/Affiliation

• National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) : A member.
• World Council of Churches (WCC) - a member.
• World Alliance of Reformed Churches - a member.
• Maraland Presbyterian Church is an affiliated church under Mizoram Presbyterian Church.

[edit] External links

• MizoramSynod.org: Mizoram Presbyterian Synod official website
• Pioneered Churches in Mizoram

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