| 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 | 1,503 |
| Members | 221,436 |
| Official website | www |
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Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Manipur, India. It is affiliated with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Alliance).[1] [2] The General Secretary of the Manipur Baptist Convention is REV. K. LOSII MAO.[3]
History
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.[4]
Statistics
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 221,436 members and 1,503 churches. [5]
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.
| Sl. No. | Association | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aimol Baptist Association | 15 | 2,161 |
| 2. | Anal Naga Baptist Association | 48 | 6,487 |
| 3. | Chin Baptist Association | 17 | 2000 |
| 4. | Chongthu Baptist Churches Association | 35 | 4600 |
| 5. | Chothe Baptist Churches Association | 10 | 1,260 |
| 6. | Chiru Rem Baptist Churches Association | 5015 | |
| 7. | Gangte Baptist Association | 13 | 750 |
| 8. | Inpui Naga Baptist Churches Association | 12 | 3,174 |
| 9. | Kuki Baptist Convention | 264 | 30468 |
| 10. | Komrem Baptist Churches Association | 59 | 5,114 |
| 11. | Lamkang Naga Baptist Association | 20 | 3,381 |
| 12. | Liangmei Naga Baptist Association | 67 | 12860 |
| 13. | Mao Baptist Churches Association | 34 | 8,050 |
| 14. | Maring Naga Baptist Association | 54 | 6,598 |
| 15. | Maram Naga Baptist Association | 20 | 4,056 |
| 16. | Meitei Baptist Association | 43 | 1,528 |
| 17. | Monsang Naga Baptist Churches Association | 05 | 1,162 |
| 18. | Moyon Naga Baptist Association | 10 | 1,200 |
| 19. | Gorkhali Baptist Churches Association | 18 | 768 |
| 20. | Poumai Naga Baptist Association | 62 | 22,888 |
| 21. | Rongmei Naga Baptist Association | 187 | 28,501 |
| 22. | Sadar Baptist Association | 23 | 2,460 |
| 23. | Simte Baptist Churches Association | 24 | 375 |
| 24. | Southern Tangkhul Naga Baptist Association | 82 | 10,494 |
| 25. | Thadou Baptist Association | 54 | 5,000 |
| 26. | Tangkhul Baptist Churches Association | 101 | 48,000 |
| 27. | Thangal Naga Baptist Association | 11 | 1,900 |
| 28. | Tarao Baptist Association | 04 | 450 |
| 29. | Vaiphei Baptist Churches Association | 04 | 736 |
| Total | 1,503 | 221,436 | |
See also
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ↑ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28370/12/12_chapter%206.pdf, p.152