St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India

St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India
St Thomas Evangelical Church Of India Emblem
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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People Saint Thomas the Apostle Saint Alphonsa Saint Francis Xavier Saint Gonsalo Garcia Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara Saint Mother Teresa Bl.Devasahayam Pillai Mar Sabor and Mar Proth Mar Baselios Eldho Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar Thomas of Cana Ignatius Elias III Mar Gregorios of Parumala Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly Mar Joseph C. Panjikaran Mathews Mar Athanasius Metropolitan Mar Geevarghese Dionysius Abraham Malpan Giuseppe Maria Bernini Sadhu Sundar Singh Palackal Thoma Malpan Mar Augustine Kandathil William Carey
Denominations Saint Thomas Christian denominations Catholic Syro-Malabar Catholic, Syro-Malankara Catholic, Latin Catholic Oriental Orthodox Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Independent Oriential Orthodox Malabar Independent Syrian Church Church of the East Chaldean Syrian Oriental Protestant Christian Mar Thoma Syrian, St. Thomas Evangelical Protestant denominations Andhra Evangelical Lutheran, Assemblies Jehovah Shammah, Christian Revival Church, Church of North India, Church of South India, Garo Baptist, Indian Brethren, Indian Pentecostal Church of God, Church of God (Full Gospel), North Bank Baptist Christian, Northern Evangelical Lutheran, Methodist Church, Presbyterian, The Pentecostal Mission, Seventh-day Adventist, United Evangelical Lutheran
Organisations National Council of Churches in India All India Conference of Indian Christians All India Catholic Union
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St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India (STECI) is an Oriental Protestant (Reformed Orthodox) episcopal denomination based in Kerala, India.

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.