Myanmar Council of Churches
Founded in 1949 as Burma Christian Council, which became Burma Council of Churches in 1972 and was renamed Myanmar Council of Churches in 1989 (forerunner: the Burma Regional Council under the National Christian Council of India, Burma & Ceylon founded in 1914).
Basis: To be a member, a church must believe in the Triune God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as being testified by the holy scriptures, the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed, and believe that the Bible gives the way to salvation for all humankind.
There are more than thirty regional and local councils of churches in seven states and seven divisions throughout the country.
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Church of the Province of Myanmar Evangelical Free Church of Myanmar Independent Presbyterian Church of Myanmar Lisu Christian Church of Myanmar Lutheran Bethlehem Church Mara Evangelical Church Methodist Church, Lower Myanmar Methodist Church, Upper Myanmar Myanmar Baptist Convention Presbyterian Church of Myanmar Salvation Army, Myanmar Command Self-supporting Kayin Baptist Mission Society St Gabriel’s Congregational Union Church |
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Co-operating bodies:Association for Theological Education in Myanmar Bible Society of Myanmar Christian Literature Society of Myanmar Myanmar Christian Health Workers’ Service Association Myanmar Youth for Christ National Christian Leprosy Mission Board National Council of YMCAs of Myanmar National ECLOF of Myanmar National YWCA of Myanmar
The Myanmar Council of Churches is affiliated with the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches. |
