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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox church
| name = Sümi Baptist Church, Zünheboto
| image = File:Centre Point Zunheboto (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt = Zünheboto Church
| caption = Sümi Baptist Church, Zünheboto
| location = [[Zünheboto]]
| district = [[Zünheboto District]]
| country = [[India]]
| denomination = [[Baptist]]
| associations = [[Nagaland Baptist Church Council]]
| attendance = 10,000
| founder =
| founded date = {{start date and age|df=yes|1942}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.sbcz.org}}
| capacity = 8,500
| coordinates = {{coord|26|01|04.4|N|94|31|45.2|E|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Sümi Baptist Church, Zünheboto''' is a [[Baptist]] church located in [[Zünheboto]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]]. It is affiliated with the [[Nagaland Baptist Church Council]]. The church is considered to be one of the largest church buildings in Asia.<ref name="IBT">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/asias-largest-church-built-nagaland-new-church-building-set-dedication-723949 |title=Asia's largest church built in Nagaland; new church building set for dedication |newspaper=[[International Business Times]] |date=22 April 2017 |accessdate=30 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520054543/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/asias-largest-church-built-nagaland-new-church-building-set-dedication-723949 |archivedate=20 May 2017 }}</ref> The church can accommodate over 8,500 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=It is a huge building which has a sitting capacity of more than 8,500 people.|url=https://ournagaland.co/everything-know-about-zunheboto-district/|website=Our Nagaland|date=25 August 2020|language=en|access-date=22 September 2020|archive-date=25 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825093310/https://ournagaland.co/everything-know-about-zunheboto-district/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Aerial View Zunheboto.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Aerial view of the church during construction]]

The church is founded in 1942.<ref>K. V. Nurumi, [http://nagalandpost.com/SundayPost/ArticleShow.aspx?sid=UzEwMDAwMDg0Ng%3D%3D Asia's largest baptist church and Asia's second largest church] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208124515/http://nagalandpost.com/SundayPost/ArticleShow.aspx?sid=UzEwMDAwMDg0Ng%3D%3D |date=8 February 2018 }}, nagalandpost.com, India, 1 May 2017</ref>

The new church building construction began on 5 May 2007 and more than 2000 workers were issued [[Inner Line Permit|inner line permits]] for the work. It took 10 years to build at a reported cost of ₹36 crores. The church was dedicated by Rev. Dr. Solomon Rongpi, General Secretary of the [[Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]] on 22 April 2017.<ref name="DNA">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-asia-s-largest-church-in-nagaland-2412297 |title=Asia's largest church in Nagaland |work= [[Daily News and Analysis]] |accessdate=30 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="AT">{{cite web |url=http://newsable.asianetnews.tv/india/asia-largest-church-opens-in-nagaland |title=In pics: Asia's largest church opens to public in Nagaland |publisher=[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] |accessdate=30 April 2017 |archive-date=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429054352/http://newsable.asianetnews.tv/india/asia-largest-church-opens-in-nagaland |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="NN">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsnation.in/india-news/asias-biggest-sumi-baptist-church-in-nagaland-inaugurated-ten-facts-you-should-know-about-it-article-169110.html |title=Asia's biggest Sumi Baptist Church in Nagaland: 10 facts you should know about it |publisher= [[News Nation]] |accessdate=30 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="ME">{{cite web |url=http://morungexpress.com/many-reasons-give-thanks-lord/ |title=We have so many reasons to give thanks to the Lord |publisher=[[The Morung Express]] |accessdate=30 April 2017 |archive-date=27 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427101120/http://morungexpress.com/many-reasons-give-thanks-lord/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017 the church had an attendance of 10,000 people.<ref name="Leadership Network">Warren Bird, [http://leadnet.org/world/ World megachurches] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141102044447/http://leadnet.org/world/ |date=2 November 2014 }}, Leadership Network, USA, retrieved 11 February 2018</ref>

== Dimensions ==
The church measures 23,73,476 Sq.ft in plinth area and has a blue dome and white turrets. The church is 203 feet in length, 153 feet in breadth and 166 feet in height. The church can seat 8500 people and also has 27 rooms for different purposes. The bell of the church was imported from Poland and costs Rupees 15 lakh. The 500kg bell is made of 93% brass and 7% tin and has a 1.5km radial sound outreach.<ref name="IBT" /><ref name="DNA" /><ref name="AT" />

==See also==
*[[List of the largest evangelical churches]]
*[[List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums]]
*[[Worship service (evangelicalism)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Evangelical megachurches in India]]
[[Category:Baptist churches in India]]
[[Category:Christianity in Nagaland]]
[[Category:Zünheboto]]
[[Category:Churches in Nagaland]]
[[Category:1942 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 2017]]
[[Category:21st-century churches in India]]
[[Category:21st-century Baptist churches]]

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