Assam Baptist Convention
The Assam Baptist Convention ( ABC ) is a Baptist church in Assam , India , with more than 37,000 members and 300 congregations.
history
The Assam Baptist Convention traces its origins back to the work of missionaries in the 19th century. Known by name are Krishna Chandra Pal , Nathan Brown , Oliver Cutter and Miles Bronson . The first Assamese to be baptized was Nidhi Levi in 1841. The Baptist Church of Assam was founded in 1845 with its headquarters in Guwahati . Although there was a revival in Nidhi in 1847, in 1861 the Assam Baptist Church had only 31 members.
organization
The Assam Baptist Convention is headquartered in Golaghat today . The head of the convention is RK Ray Chawdhuri and the president is Rev. Tarun Singh (2017). A large number of the members belong to the language group of the Kuki-Chin-Naga languages ( Nocte language ). There are six associations . The church belongs to the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the North East India Christian Council . The Assam Baptist Convention maintains the Assam Baptist Convention Community College in Nagaon and another school in Golaghat . One of the oldest church buildings is the Golaghat Baptist Church , which was built in 1898.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mathew Muttumana: Christianity in Assam and inter-faith dialogue: a study on the modern religious movements in north east India . Satprakashan Sanchar Kendra, 1984, p. 108, OCLC 12809065 .
- ^ Samuel Hugh Moffett: 1500 to 1900. , 2nd rev. and corrected. Edition, HarperSanFrancisco, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books 2005, ISBN 1-57075-450-0 , pp. 425-427.
- ^ Information from the Concil of Baptist Churches in Northeast India 2017.
- ^ World Baptist Convention report on various international projects