Church of North India

Church of North India
Church of North India
	Official seal of the Church of North India
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	United church Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian;
Polity	Episcopal
Moderator	The Most. Revd. Bijay Kumar Nayak
Deputy moderator	The Rt. Revd. Paul B.P. Duphare
Distinct fellowships	World Council of Churches, Council for World Mission, Christian Conference of Asia, Communion of Churches in India, National Council of Churches in India
Associations	Anglican Communion; World Methodist Council; World Communion of Reformed Churches;
Region	All of India except Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Lakshadweep, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Origin	29 November 1970 ; Nagpur
Merger of	Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon; United Church of Northern India, Methodist Church; Disciples of Christ;
Separations	United Church of Northern India – Presbyterian Synod
Congregations	3500 congregations in 3000 parishes and 26 dioceses
Members	2,200,000 (Self-declared)
Ministers	2000+
Hospitals	65 hospitals and nine nursing schools.
Secondary schools	564+ educational institutions and three technical schools.
Official website	cnisynod.org

The Church of North India (CNI) is the dominant united Protestant church in northern India. It was established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together most of the Protestant churches working in northern India. It is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion and a member of the World Methodist Council and the World Communion of Reformed Churches.^[5]^[4] The merger, which had been in discussions since 1929, came eventually between the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon (Anglican), the Methodist Church, Disciples of Christ, and some congregations from the United Church of Northern India (Congregationalist and Presbyterian).^[5]

The CNI's jurisdiction covers all states of India with the exception of the five states in the south (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu which are under the jurisdiction of the Church of South India) and has approximately 2,200,000 members (0.1% of India's population) in 3,000 pastorates.^[3]

^ IDOC International. IDOC-North America. 1971. p. 85. ...churches that would combine the episcopal, presbyterian and congregational forms of church polity, and would accept the historic episcopate without committing the church to any particular theological interpretation of episcopacy. This is essentially what has been done both in the Church of South India and the Church of North India.
^ Campbell, Ted (1996). Christian Confessions: A Historical Introduction. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-664-25650-0. The Church of South India (1947) and the Church of North India (1970) are unique and ecumenically important because they have combined the "historic episcopate" with other forms of polity
^ ^a ^b "United Church of Northern India - Presbyterian Synod". Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions. Stiftung Johannes a Lasco Bibliothek Grosse Kirche Emden. 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Church of North India". World Council of Churches. n.d. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Church of North India". World Methodist Council. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020. The Church of North India is a united church which came into being as the result of a union of six churches on 29th November 1970. The six churches were: The Council of the Baptist Churches in Northern India, The Church of the Brethren in India; The Disciples of Christ; The Church of India (formerly known as the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon); The Methodist Church (British and Australian Conferences); The United Church of Northern India. ... The Church of North India is a full member of the World Council of Churches, the Christian Conference of Asia, the Council for World Mission, the Anglican Consultative Council, the World Methodist Council and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.

[1] IDOC International. IDOC-North America. 1971. p. 85. ...churches that would combine the episcopal, presbyterian and congregational forms of church polity, and would accept the historic episcopate without committing the church to any particular theological interpretation of episcopacy. This is essentially what has been done both in the Church of South India and the Church of North India.

[Campbell1996-2] Campbell, Ted (1996). Christian Confessions: A Historical Introduction. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-664-25650-0. The Church of South India (1947) and the Church of North India (1970) are unique and ecumenically important because they have combined the "historic episcopate" with other forms of polity

[reformedonline-3] "United Church of Northern India - Presbyterian Synod". Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions. Stiftung Johannes a Lasco Bibliothek Grosse Kirche Emden. 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[WCC-CNI-4] "Church of North India". World Council of Churches. n.d. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[WMC2020-5] "Church of North India". World Methodist Council. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020. The Church of North India is a united church which came into being as the result of a union of six churches on 29th November 1970. The six churches were: The Council of the Baptist Churches in Northern India, The Church of the Brethren in India; The Disciples of Christ; The Church of India (formerly known as the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon); The Methodist Church (British and Australian Conferences); The United Church of Northern India. ... The Church of North India is a full member of the World Council of Churches, the Christian Conference of Asia, the Council for World Mission, the Anglican Consultative Council, the World Methodist Council and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.

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