Manipur Baptist Convention
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Manipur Baptist Convention | |
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Abbreviation | MBC |
Classification | Evangelicalism |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India, Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Imphal, India |
Founder | American Baptist Foreign Mission Society |
Origin | 1928 |
Congregations | 1,449 |
Members | 216,429 |
Official website | mbc |
Template:Baptist Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) is an apex body of the Baptist Churches in Manipur, India. As of 2020, it had 1,449 churches and 216,429 baptized members.[1] It is under the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India (CBCNEI).[2] The convention is also a member of Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF)[3] and Baptist World Alliance (BWA). The General Secretary of the Manipur Baptist Convention is Wungnaoting Konghar.[4]
History[edit]
Missionary from the American Baptist Mission arrived in Manipur in 1896. The first converts the missionary had were Tangkhul Nagas. They in turn converted neighboring ethnic tribes to Christianity. In 1903 A. Porom Singh became the first Meitei convert.[5]
Statistics[edit]
The statistics for the MBC is given below with the number of churches and number of Baptized Church members only as on 2011.[6]
Communicant members including children and non-baptized family members are not included in the statistics.
See also[edit]
- Christianity in Manipur
- Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India
- North East India Christian Council
- List of Christian denominations in North East India
References[edit]
- ↑ BWA World - MBC
- ↑ Cbcnei.com Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Apbf.info Archived 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Apbf.info Archived 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ History of Christianity among some Naga tribes of Manipur
- ↑ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28370/12/12_chapter%206.pdf, p.152
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