List of Christian denominations in Northeast India

The following shows the Christian denominations present in North East India, along with number of churches and approximate number of Church members.

Anglican

Baptist

Note: Most of the Baptist Church memberships include only adult baptised church members, it does not include children and other non-baptised family members in the Church/Denomination membership figures.

Catholic

The total number of Catholics in north east India as of 2015 stands at 1,711,495 adherents with 485 parishes with more than 3000 chapels/mission/ churches/congregations as per the statistics mentioned below.

Note: The brackets denote the number of Catholic Church parishes

Lutheran

Methodist

Pentecostal

Presbyterian

The Presbyterian Church of India consists of the following synods with 4,616 churches and 14,67,529 members as of 2018: [26][27]

  • Biateram Presbyterian Synod 14,543
  • Cachar Hill Tribes Presbyterian Synod 34,153
  • Karbi Anglong Presbyterian Church Synod (62) 22,952 [28]
  • Khasi Jaintia Presbyterian Synod Mihngi (562) 2,81,252 [29]
  • Khasi Jaintia Presbyterian Synod Sepngi (854) 3,70,764 [30]
  • Manipur Presbyterian Church Synod (110) 15,571 [31]
  • Meitei Presbyterian Singlup Synod (85) 8,785 [28][32]
  • Mizoram Presbyterian Synod (1,266) 611,241
  • Ri Bhoi Presbyterian Synod 70,013
  • Tripura Presbyterian Church Synod (114) 22,277[33][34]
  • Zou Presbyterian Synod (68) 11,768 [35]

Others

  • Kuki Christian Church (400) 200,000
  • Evangelical Congregational Church of India (520) 72,500 [36][37]
  • Evangelical Free Church of India (263) 59,000
  • Independent Church of India (150) 55,000 [38]
  • Seventh Day Adventist, Northeast Indian Union (208) 47,279 [39]
  • Salvation Army 55,791 [40]
  • Evangelical Church of Maraland (85) 33,000
  • Unitarian Union of North East India 10,000
  • Holy Christ Church North east India (1500)
  • Believers Eastern Church

See also

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