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The Protestant Church in Thailand consists of many smaller denominations.
The first were established permanently in the reign of King Rama III in 1828. Many groups
of missionaries came primarily from England, Germany and United States of America. They
belonged to different denominations, such as, the London Missionary Society, the American
Presbyterian, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the American Baptist
and the Anglican Church, etc. In 1934, a group of Protestant missionaries formed a Christian
Council, called “the Church of Christ in Thailand” in order to make an authentic local church for
the native people. Later, many other missionaries from other diverse congregations came. They
formed three more councils: the Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand, the Baptist Convention,
and the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
At present, there are four Christian Councils of the Protestants that are accredited
st
by the Department of Religious Affairs. They are: 1 The 1 Church, Samrae is the first
Christian church of the Protestant
1. The Church of Christ in Thailand governs the Presbyterian, the Christian Church
denomination, founded by the
(Disciples of Christ,) the Lutheran Church of America in Thailand. Presbyterian Mission in 1857.
2 The bishops are in the procession with
2. The Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand governs the Christian and Missionary
the Cross (Processional Cross) to signify
Alliance, the Worldwide Evangelization Crusade and some other associations, namely the
the rites in relation to Jesus
Lutherans. 3 The Saint Michael’s Songyae Church
of Yasothorn Province. It is the largest
3. The Thailand Baptist Missionary Fellowship governs the Baptist churches in
church, made of wood in the Roman
Thailand.
Catholic denomination in Thailand.
4. The Seventh-day Adventist Foundation of Thailand

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