Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India information
Mennonite denomination in India
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Mennonite Brethren Church of India
Abbreviation
MBCI
Classification
Protestant
Orientation
Mainline Anabaptist
Polity
Mixed polity with congregational, and presbyterian
President
P B Arnold
Distinct fellowships
Mennonite World Conference
Region
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters
Jadcherla, India
Independence
1982
Branched from
American Mennonite Brethren Mission
Congregations
840
Members
120000
Ministers
40
Places of worship
25
Hospitals
2
Secondary schools
6
Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in India is a Mennonite denomination in India. Its membership exceeds 100,000 persons, in 840 congregations. The Presiding officer for the conference is Dr P B Arnold. The headquarters is in Jadcherla, Telangana.[1] It is a member of the Mennonite World Conference.[2]
The Conference also runs a Medical Center at Jadcherla by name M B Medical Center many patients are treated here. It was established in 19th century from its inception it has been doing a great service to the people. There is a proposal for a Medical College. The Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College is the theological arm of the Conference with affiliation to the Senate of Serampore College (University).
As of 1957 it was Telugu-speaking and in Andhra Pradesh. At this point, its membership is about 1% of the population of Andhra Pradesh.
^Mennonite World Conference: Asia & Pacific Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
^"Membership | Mennonite World Conference". www.mwc-cmm.org. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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