title: Isa-e Church
text: # Isa-e Church
  
  The Isa-e Church is a denomination Reformed Presbyterian in Bangladesh and India. It was founded in 1999 by Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, an ex-Muslim convert to Christianity.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1985, Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, an ex-Muslim, converted to Christianity. After living abroad and becoming a pastor, Abdul returned to Bangladesh in 1997.
  
  However, meeting with a group of former ex-Muslims, he acknowledged that the country's Christian denominations were culturally disconnected from the country's majority population. Chowdhury then begin working on establishing a church that adopts Bengali culture as tool of evangelization in the country.
  
  On September 2, 1999, she was formed in Jamat Isa-e Bangladesh. Later, a denomination adopted the name "Isa-e Church Bangladesh".
  
  The denomination soon spread across the country. As of 2015, it had 6,000 members in 127 local churches.
  
  The Isa-e Theological Institute was founded by the denomination, which serves to prepare new pastors and leaders.
  
  ## Doctrine
  
  The appellation affirms the Five Solae, practices pedobaptism, and adheres to Reformed Tradition.
  
  ## Inter-ecclesiastical Relations
  
  The church is a member of the World Reformed Fellowship and has relations with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated).
  
  