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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{infobox Christian denomination<br />
| name= Presbyterian Church of South India<br />
| main_classification= [[Protestantism|Protestant]]<br />
| orientation= [[Calvinism|Reformed]]<br />
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| theology= [[Calvinist]]<br />
| polity= [[Presbyterian]]<br />
| associations=<br />
| area= [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| founded_date= 2002<br />
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|branched_from = [[Presbyterian Church in America]]<br />
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| separations=<br />
| merged_into=<br />
| congregations= 70 (2020)<ref name=REF2/><br />
| members =<br />
| ministers=37 (2018)<ref name=REF/><br />
| website =<br />
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The '''Presbyterian Church of South India''' ('''PCSI''') is a [[Presbyterian]] denomination, established in [[ India]], in 2002, as a result of the missionary work of the [[Presbyterian Church in America]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=REF>{{cite web|url=https://pceaarchive.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/The+Presbyterian+Banner/2019/Banner+November+2019.pdf| title =History of the Presbyterian Church of South India|website=The Presbyterian Banner|date=November 1, 2019| accessdate = December 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name=REF1>{{cite web|url=https://irfa.org.au/pastoral-support/nation-2-nation-partnership/presbyterian-church-of-south-india-church-plant-in-andhra-pradesh/| title =Presbyterian Church of South India|accessdate=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref name=REF3>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-business-of-faith/articleshow/3453877.cms| title =Presbyterian Church of South India| accessdate = December 16, 2021}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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The [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian churches]] originate from the [[Protestant Reformation]] of the 16th century. It is the Christian churches [[Protestantism|Protestant]] that adhere to [[Calvinism|Reformed theology]] and whose [[Ecclesiastical polity|form of ecclesiastical organization]] is characterized by the government of an assembly of elders. Government [[Presbyterian]] is common in Protestant churches that were modeled after the Reformation [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Switzerland]], notably in Switzerland, [[Scotland]], [[Netherlands]], [[ France]] and portions of [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]], of [[Ireland]] and later in [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Presbyterian-churches| title =Presbyterian and Reformed Churches|website=Britannica|accessdate=January 17, 2022}}</ref><br />
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In the 1990s, missionaries from the [[Presbyterian Church in America]] started church planting work in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. As a result, in 2002, the Presbyterian Church of South India was formed.<ref name=REF/><ref name=REF1/><br />
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From its growth, the denomination has reached 70 churches and congregations in 2020.<ref name=REF2>{{cite web|url=https://irfa.org.au/about/partner-churches/| title =Indian Fraternity Churches in Australia|website=IRFA| accessdate = January 17, 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Interchurch Relations ==<br />
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The denomination was once a member of the [[World Reformed Fellowship]].<ref>{{cite web| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730014055/http://wrfnet.org/web/guest/aboutwrf/membershiplist| title=Members of the World Reformed Fraternity|url=http://wrfnet.org/web/guest/aboutwrf/membershiplist| archivedate=July 30, 2012| accessdate = November 12, 2021}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Presbyterianism in India]]<br />
[[Category:Presbyterian denominations in Asia]]</div>AlvaJustice117