Presbyterian Church of India

The Presbyterian Church of India is one of the mainline Protestant Churches in India with over one million adherents mostly in Northeastern part of India. The name ‘Presbyterian Church of India’ was adopted as an official name in 1992 its headquarters is located in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya state in Northeast India.

The PCI serves its community with medical missions, rehabilitation centers, schools and orphanages.

Activities of the church include:

  • Creating self-support schemes through multipurpose building projects like Guest Houses, Hostels and Vocational Training Centers.
  • Providing rescue homes for women relief and rehabilitation projects
  • Twinning congregations
  • Training and sending Missionaries within India and abroad.
  • Endowment funds to support children to pursue their studies
  • Healing ministry through Hospitals and Health Centers
  • Managing Schools and Colleges
  • Empowering Women and Youth in the Church Ministry.
  • Organizing seminars/consultation on Theological and Social issues.

Priorities of the church are:

  • Spiritual renewal
  • Unity within the Presbyterian Church of India
  • Mission and Evangelism
  • Development of Christian Leadership among the youths
  • Socio-economic and political concerns particularly among downtrodden and the marginalized sections
  • Self reliance in personnel and financial resources
  • Building relationships with other member churches in the national and international levels.