Agartala Baptist Church

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Agartala Baptist Church is a Baptist Church in the city of Agartala, the capital of Tripura state in India. It is affiliated to the Tripura Baptist Christian Union (TBCU) and is located in Arundhutinagar in the southern part of Agartala city.

History and Controversy[edit]

It is the oldest church in Agartala and was established in the 1930s.

Religion has long been a source of tension in Tripura, with the state government accusing the TBCU of links with the National Liberation Front of Tripura,^[1] which would be proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the 2002 Prevention of Terrorism Act. Guards had to be posted outside the headquarters of the Baptist Church in Agartala for fear of reprisals after the secretary of the Noapara Baptist Church was arrested in possession of explosives.^[1] Such fears were justified; the church in the nearby district of Krishnanagar was attacked by a mob in February the following year.^[2]

Location[edit]

It is located inside the Baptist Mission Compound in Arundhutinagar.

Community[edit]

Pastor : Dakshina Rn Reang

Deacons:

Committee:

Secretary:
Treasurer:
Youth Secretary:
Women Secretary:

Membership There are more than 70 families related to the church.

Affiliation[edit]

The church comes under the Abhicharan Circle of the Sadar North Baptist Association of TBCU.

Activities[edit]

Sunday :

Bengali service
Mizo service
Kokborok service

Saturday :

Youth Service

Notes and references[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Bhaumik, Subir (18 April 2000). "'Church backing Tripura rebels'". Calcutta: BBC News. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
↑ Fischer, Michael (26 August 2001). "Mob Attacks Church In Tripura, India". Worthy News. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

[BBC20000418-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Bhaumik, Subir (18 April 2000). "'Church backing Tripura rebels'". Calcutta: BBC News. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

[2] Fischer, Michael (26 August 2001). "Mob Attacks Church In Tripura, India". Worthy News. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

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