Presbyterian Church of Pakistan

Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
ClassificationReformed
OrientationMainline Protestant
PolityPresbyterian
Moderator General AssemblyRev. Reuben Qamar
Associations
RegionPakistan
HeadquartersLahore, Punjab
Origin1993
Branched fromUnited Presbyterian Church of North America
Merger ofUnited Presbyterian Church of Pakistan (1855–1993) and the Council of Churches of Lahore
Separations1968: United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
Congregations220 (2016)[3]
Members300,000 (2016)[3]
Official websitepresbyterianchurchpakistan.org

The Presbyterian Church of Pakistan (Operation Office 6 Empress Road, Lahore) is the second largest Protestants denomination in Pakistan. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan (1855–1993) and Council of Churches of Lahore.

As of 2016, the church has around 300,000 members, 220 congregations, 208 pastors, and 80 presbyteries, making it the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country and second largest Protestant denomination, behind Church of Pakistan.[3][1][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "World Council of Churches: Presbyterian Church of Pakistan". Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference PEB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Mackenzie: Reformed Churches in the Underdeveloped World". Retrieved 11 Aug 2015.
  5. ^ "Lemuel Baker: Presbyterian Church of Pakistan". Retrieved August 11, 2015.