| Believers Eastern Church | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Classification | Protestant Christianity |
| Orientation | Eastern Protestant Christianity |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Metropolitan bishop | Vacant |
| Bishops | 30 (2017)[1] |
| Dioceses | 57 |
| Associations | Kerala Council of Churches[2] and National Council of Churches in India |
| Liturgy | Orthodox Liturgy |
| Headquarters | St. Thomas Community, Thiruvalla, Kerala |
| Founder | Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I Metropolitan |
| Origin | 1993 |
| Members | 3,500,000[citation needed] |
| Places of worship | 15000 parishes worldwide |
| Hospitals | Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Belivers City Clinic, Believers Hospital - Konni |
| Secondary schools | Believers Church Residential School - Thiruvalla, Believers Church Residential School, Believers Church Mahatma Central School, Believers Church English Medium School Alappuzha, Believers Church Vijayagiri Public School, Believers Church Grace Garden School and many other schools |
| Other name(s) | Believers Church (formerly) |
| Official website | www |
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.[3] It holds Christ as its head (Col 1:18) and further requires that bishops and ordained ministers submit to its metropolitan and his successors.[4] 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.[5] BEC is administratively based in the state of Kerala in southwestern India. The church has 57 dioceses in 14 nations.[6] Its membership consists of more than 3.5 million in 10 countries speaking a hundred languages. It has 30 bishops, and the Metropolitan Bishop was Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I Metropolitan (formerly known as K. P. Yohannan).[7][8]
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- ^ "About". Believers Eastern Church. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Evidence supporting false teaching on authority gfadiaspora.com April 2015
- ^ "History of Believers Eastern Church". Gospel for Asia. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Believers Eastern Church". Believers Eastern Church. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "K.P. Yohannan Gives Himself a New Name – Warren Throckmorton". 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan Metropolitan, Believers Eastern Church".
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