St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India
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St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India (STECI) is an Oriental Protestant (Reformed Orthodox) episcopal denomination based in Kerala, India.
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Abbreviation | STECI |
Type | Evangelical Protestant |
Classification | Syrian Christian, Saint Thomas Syrian Christians |
Scripture | Holy Bible |
Polity | Episcopal |
Governance | Democratic |
Presiding Bishop | Most Rev Dr Thomas Abraham |
Prathinidhi sabha Adhyakshan | Rt Rev Dr Abraham Chacko |
Language | Malayalam, English, Hindi, Odia, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujrati, Telugu, |
Liturgy | West Syriac Rite (Reformed) |
Headquarters | Manjadi, Thiruvalla Kerala, India |
Territory | Universal |
Possessions | India, United States, Canada, Europe, Great Britain-London & Belfast, Middle East, Singapore |
Origin | 26 January 1961 Thaimala, Thiruvalla |
Independence | 1961 |
Recognition | Independent Episcopal Church, 1961 |
Separated from | Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church (1961) |
Congregations | 350+ |
Members | 100000+ |
Ministers | Bishops- 6, Clergy- 150+ |
Missionaries | 400+ |
Publications | suvisesha prakasini |
Official website | http://steci.org/ |
Slogan | FOR THE WORD OF GOD AND FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST (REV. 1:9) |
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The church originated from a schism in the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church in 1961 and forms a part of the Saint Thomas Syrian Christian community.
The headquarters of the church is at Tiruvalla, Kerala.