Manipur Baptist Convention

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Manipur Baptist Convention
AbbreviationMBC
ClassificationEvangelicalism
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsCouncil of Baptist Churches in Northeast India, Baptist World Alliance
HeadquartersImphal, India
FounderAmerican Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Origin1928
Congregations1,449
Members216,429
Official websitewww.manipurbaptistconvention.com
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Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Manipur, India. As of 2022, it had 1,449 churches and 221,436 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 .[4]

History[]

Missionary from the American Baptist Mission arrived in Manipur in 1896. The first converts the missionary had were . They in turn converted neighboring ethnic tribes to Christianity. In 1903 A. Porom Singh became the first Meitei convert.[5]

Statistics[]

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. 15 2,161
2. 48 6,487
3. 17 2000
4. 35 4600
5. 10 1,260
6. 5015
7. 13 750
8. 12 3,174
9. Kuki Baptist Convention 264 30468
10. 59 5,114
11. 20 3,381
12. 67 12860
13. 34 8,050
14. 54 6,598
15. 20 4,056
16. 43 1,528
17. 05 1,162
18. 10 1,200
19. 18 768
20. 62 22,888
21. 187 28,501
22. 23 2,460
23. 24 375
24. 82 10,494
25. 54 5,000
26. 101 48,000
27. 11 1,900
28. 04 450
29. 04 736
Total 1,503 221,436

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ BWA World - MBC
  2. ^ Cbcnei.com Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Apbf.info Archived 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Apbf.info Archived 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ History of Christianity among some Naga tribes of Manipur
  6. ^ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/28370/12/12_chapter%206.pdf, p.152


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