TheFree Presbyterian Church, Kalimpong is a conservativeReformed andPresbyterian church in northernIndia. In this part of India theChurch of Scotland missionaries did large mission work since 1870. This mission withdrew from the country in 1948. In 1970 severalChristian denomination become part of theChurch of North India. This denomination accepted theepiscopal church government. Opposition against this government grew significantly in different areas to form a new denomination. In 1972 the Free Presbyterian Church, Kalimpong was formed as a separated church. It expanded rapidly and an addition of 4 congregation were instituted. Later aPresbytery was formed. Two districts were formed theDarjeeling andKalimpong. Now it has 22 congregations and 35 not yet instituted churches, 9 pastors 30 full-time and 12 part-time evangelists. Sister church relations with theReformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) was established in May 2005.[1]
The church main goal is to establish dozens of congregations in theHimalaya foothills area. In 2012 more than 160 people come to faith by evangelism in the region. In the neighbouringBhutan the first church was also founded.[2]
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