The Protestant Church in East Timor (IPTL) (Igreja Protestante 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.[1] The Protestant Christian Church in East Timor came into being in 1979 and a synod was established in 1988.[1] Membership grew to 34,625 in 1996.[1] In 1998 it joined the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the World Council of Churches; it is also part of the Christian Conference of Asia.[2]
The denomination publishes a monthly magazine, Tatoli, which means "message". It has a presbyterian style of church government.[1]
The church maintains a relationship with the American United Church of Christ.[3][4]
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edit- ^ a b c d "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ Global Ministries website, retrieved 2023-09-20
- ^ United Church of Christ website, retrieved 2023-09-20
- ^ "Protestant Churches of East Timor (IPTL)". Globalministries.org. Retrieved 2013-10-02.