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Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Tâi-oân Ki-tok Tiúⁿ-ló Kàu-hōe
臺灣基督長老敎會
AbbreviationPCT
TypeChristianity (Western)
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationMainline
PolityPresbyterian
GovernanceGeneral Assembly
ModeratorRev. Ti Sik-khim
AssociationsWorld Council of Churches
Christian Conference of Asia
National Council of Churches of Taiwan
World Communion of Reformed Churches
Council for World Mission
RegionTaiwan
FounderJames Laidlaw Maxwell
George Leslie Mackay
Origin1865
Taiwan
Congregations1,219[1]
Members238,372[2]
Ministers1,205[1]
Hospitals3
Secondary schools3
Tertiary institutions2
Seminaries4
PublicationsTaiwan Church News
Official websitewww.pct.org.tw
Slogan焚而不燬
"Burning, but not destroyed"

The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT; Chinese: 臺灣基督長老敎會; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Ki-tok Tiúⁿ-ló Kàu-hōe) is the largest Protestant Christian denomination based in Taiwan.[3]

The PCT is a member of the World Council of Churches, and its flag features a "burning bush", which signifies the concept of burning yet not being destroyed.

  1. ^ a b "Presbyterian Church in Taiwan". World Council of Churches. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. ^ "The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT)".
  3. ^ "BBK.GKV » Taiwan".

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