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The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT; ; ) is the largest Protestant Christian denomination based in Taiwan.〔http://bbk.gkv.nl/landen/azie/taiwan/〕 == History == It was started there in the 19th century by Dr. James Laidlaw Maxwell Sr. of the Presbyterian Church of England and Dr. George Leslie Mackay of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. In Taiwan, Presbyterians have historically been active in promoting the use of the local vernacular Taiwanese, both during the Japanese colonial period, as well as after the transfer of rulership to the Republic of China, during which the exclusive use of Mandarin was legally mandated. Also, the church has historically been an active proponent of human rights and democracy in Taiwan, a tradition which began during the Japanese colonial period and extended into the martial law period of the ROC. The Presbyterian Church is heavily involved in the evangelisation among the aborigines since the 1930s. Today about 30 percent of the native Taiwanese belong to the Taiwanese Presbyterian denomination. The most rapid church growth was experienced from 1955 to 1965 during the Double Church Movement. From 1978 the denomination was engaged in an extensive evangelisation effort known as the Ten One Movement aimed at 10% increase of the communicant membership each year.〔(www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13321&lg=eng )〕 As such, the church has been somewhat associated with the Taiwan independence movement. The PCT has also been a consistent and conspicuous proponent of Aboriginal Rights: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Presbyterian Church in Taiwan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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