The Church of North India is the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India and is a united church established in 1970. The Church was formed by the merger of Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, the United Church of Northern India, the Baptist Churches of Northern India, the Churches of the Brethren in India, the Methodist Church and the Disciples of Christ denominations.

The Church’s jurisdiction covers all states of the Indian Union with the exception of the four states in the south and has approximately 1,250,000 members in 3,000 pastorates. This accounts for around two thirds of India and is spread over varied areas, ranging from hills to deserts and to coastal regions, covering both rural as well as urban populations. The church unites people of diverse cultures, traditions and life-styles, journeying with them in their struggles and their joys. The priorities of the Church of North India for the include rejuvenating pastoral ministry, solidarity with the marginalized, formation of healing communities and re-structuring its internal organization. The church has two boards to facilitate health and development work in the dioceses. It has a programme office that works with all the dioceses to facilitate the implementation of their six-yearly “Ministry Plans”. The concerns of the dioceses are linked with the seven desks of the programme office. These are children, women and gender, youth, peace and interfaith concerns, marginalized, local congregational concerns and human resources development.

The Church of North India as a United and Uniting church is committed to breaking down the barriers of caste, class, gender, economic inequality and exploitation of nature. The motto of the church is: Unity – Witness – Service.

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