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The '''Reformed Presbyterian Church in North East India''' (RPCNEI) is a [[Christian]] church based in [[Manipur]]. It was established in 1835 by [[United States|American]] missionaries including Rev. James R. Campbell who started the work in [[Saharanpur]].<ref>[https://irfa.org.au/about/partner-churches/ Indian Reformed Fellowship Australia website]</ref>

The denomination was officially organised in 1979 with seven households, and is the first denomination of the [[Reformed Presbyterian]] Church in North East India. In 2023 the RPCNEI has 14,038 members and 60 pastors across 104 congregations in North East India in [[Manipur]], [[Assam]], [[Mizoram]], [[Tripura]], [[Meghalaya]]. There is a growing church planting ministry in [[Myanmar]].<ref>[https://www.rpcnei.org/about-us/organisation-profile RPCNEI website, retrieved 2023-06-29]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rpcnei.org/welcome|title=Welcome |publisher=Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India|date=17 September 2018|access-date=14 December 2018}}<br>- {{Cite web |url=http://www.irfa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:points-of-ministry&Itemid=41 |title=Points of Ministry |access-date=2014-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729220837/http://www.irfa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:points-of-ministry&Itemid=41 |archive-date=2014-07-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also runs 177 schools and training institutes.

It accepts the [[Westminster Confession of Faith]], the [[Westminster Shorter Catechism]] and [[Westminster Larger Catechism]].<ref>[http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=1312&lg Reformiert website]</ref> The RPCNEI does not ordain women.

It is a member of the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcrc.ch/node/164|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808192417/http://www.wcrc.ch/node/164|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2012|title=Member churches - Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide|date=8 August 2012|access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref> and the [[International Conference of Reformed Churches]].<ref>[https://www.icrconline.com/member-churches ICRC website, Retrieved 2023-06-29]</ref> It is also partnered with the Evangelical Fellowship of India, Micah Network International, North East India Council of Churches, Compassion East India and the Distant Neighbours project in the Netherlands.<ref>[https://verrenaasten.nl/india-mission/partner-uitgelicht-partner-kerken-in-noordoost-india-rpcnei Verre Naasten Mission website]</ref>

The RPCNEI is a founding member of the Reformed and Presbyterian Fellowship and a member of the Evangelical Fellowship in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rpcnei.org/about-us|title=About Us |publisher=Reformed Presbyterian Church in North East India|date=17 September 2018|access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref> The headquarters is located at [[Churachandpur]] in Manipur.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rpcnei.org/contact-us |title=RPCNEI - Contact us |publisher=Reformed Presbyterian Church in North East India|access-date=24 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117211620/http://www.rpcnei.org/contact-us |archive-date=17 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Reformed Presbyterian Church of India]]
*[[Presbyterian Reformed Church in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.rpcnei.org Official website]

{{Churches in India}}

[[Category:1835 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:Presbyterian denominations in Asia]]
[[Category:Presbyterianism in India]]
[[Category:Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches]]
[[Category:Evangelical denominations in Asia]]

Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India - Revision history

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