| St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India | |
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 St Thomas Evangelical Church Of India Emblem | |
| Abbreviation | STECI |
| Type | Evangelical Protestant |
| Classification | Syrian Christian, Saint Thomas Syrian Christians |
| Scripture | Holy Bible |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | Democratic |
| Presiding Bishop | Most Rev Dr Thomas Abraham |
| Prathinidhi sabha Adhyakshan | Rt Rev Dr Abraham Chacko |
| Language | Malayalam, English, Hindi, Odia, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujrati, Telugu, |
| Liturgy | West Syriac Rite (Reformed) |
| Headquarters | Manjadi, Thiruvalla Kerala, India |
| Territory | Universal |
| Possessions | India, United States, Canada, Europe, Great Britain-London & Belfast, Middle East, Singapore |
| Origin | 26 January 1961 Thaimala, Thiruvalla |
| Independence | 1961 |
| Recognition | Independent Episcopal Church, 1961 |
| Separated from | Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church (1961) |
| Congregations | 350+ |
| Members | 100,000+ |
| Ministers | Bishops- 6, Clergy- 150+ |
| Missionaries | 400+ |
| Publications | suvisesha prakasini |
| Official website | http://steci.org/ |
| Slogan | FOR THE WORD OF GOD AND FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST (REV. 1:9) |
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St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India (STECI) is an Oriental Protestant (Reformed Orthodox) episcopal denomination based in Kerala, India.
The church originated from a schism in the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church in 1961 and forms a part of the Saint Thomas Syrian Christian community.
The headquarters of the church is at Tiruvalla, Kerala.