Manipur Baptist Convention

Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) is a Baptist

Manipur Baptist Convention
Christian denomination in Manipur, India. It is affiliated
with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India Abbreviation MBC
and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Classification Evangelicalism
Alliance).[1] [2] The General Secretary of the Manipur
Theology Baptist
Baptist Convention is REV. K. LOSII MAO.[3]
Associations Council of Baptist
Churches in Northeast
History India, Baptist World
Alliance
Missionary from the American Baptist Mission arrived in
Manipur in 1896. The first converts the missionary had Headquarters Imphal, India
were Tangkhul Nagas. They in turn converted Founder American Baptist Foreign
neighboring ethnic tribes to Christianity. In 1903 A. Mission Society
Porom Singh became the first Meitei convert.[4]
Origin 1928
Congregations 1,503
Statistics
Members 221,436
According to a census published by the association in Official website www
2023, it claimed 221,436 members and 1,503 churches. .manipurbaptistconvention
[5]
.com (http://WWW.MANIP
URBAPTISTCONVENTIO
The statistics for the MBC is given below with the
N.COM/)
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
Christianity in Manipur
Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India
North East India Christian Council
 List of Christian denominations in North East India

References
1. Cbcnei.com (http://www.cbcnei.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&It
emid=69) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20120305100526/http://www.cbcnei.com/in
dex.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=69) 2012-03-05 at the Wayback
Machine
2. Apbf.info (http://www.apbf.info/member.htm) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20100221
225712/http://www.apbf.info/member.htm) 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
3. Apbf.info (http://www.apbf.info/member.htm) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20100221
225712/http://www.apbf.info/member.htm) 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
4. History of Christianity among some Naga tribes of Manipur (http://nambon.com/growth-of-chr
istianity)
5. Baptist World Alliance, Members (https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/),
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
6. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28370/12/12_chapter%206.pdf, p.152 (htt
p://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28370/12/12_chapter%206.pdf)

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