“Protestant Church in East Timor”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Protestant Church in East Timor IPTL (Igreja Prostestante iha Timor Lorosa'e), former Christian Church of East Timor GKTT (Gerja Kristen Timor Timur) is a Reformed Protestant denomination in East Timor.

During Portuguese colonial rule in East Timor, which lasted until the country was annexed by Indonesia in 1975, Protestantism was suppressed.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} The Protestant Christian Church in East Timor came into being in 1979. Synod was established in 1988; that is the founding date of the denomination{{clarify|reason=How does "coming into being" differ from being founded?|date=June 2013}}. Membership grew from 6,668{{clarify|reason=which year?|date=June 2013}} to 34,625 in 1996{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}}. In 1998 it joined the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the World Council of Churches.

The denomination publishes a mounthy magazine, Tatoli, which means "message". It has a presbyterian church government.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The church maintains a relationship with the American United Church of Christ.^[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=1336&lg=eng |title=Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions |publisher=Reformiert-online.net |date= |accessdate=2013-10-02}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.unitingworld.org.au/partners/our-overseas-partners/asia/the-protestant-church-in-east-timor/ |title=The Protestant Church in East Timor « UnitingWorld |publisher=Unitingworld.org.au |date= |accessdate=2013-10-02}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.peaceucc.org/liddles/index.htm |title=East Timor Ministry |publisher=Peaceucc.org |date=2009-07-19 |accessdate=2013-10-02}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://globalministries.org/sasia/partners/protestant-churches-of-east.html |title=Protestant Churches of East Timor (IPTL) |publisher=Globalministries.org |date= |accessdate=2013-10-02}}