Garo Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination of India and Bangladesh. It is named after the ethnic group of the name Garo. Most members of this church are in Meghalaya. In Bangladesh the central office of the GBC is located in Birishiri under the Durgapur Upazila of Netrokona District. It is affiliated with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Alliance).
| Garo Baptist Convention | |
|---|---|
| Garo Baptist Convention (GBC), Birishiri, Durgapur, Netrokona | |
| Abbreviation | GBC |
| Classification | Evangelicalism |
| Theology | Baptist |
| President | Mr. Sundar A Sangma |
| General Secretary | Rev Janang R. Sangma |
| Associations | Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India, Baptist World Alliance |
| Region | Meghalaya, Assam, Bangladesh |
| Language | Garo |
| Headquarters | Tura, India |
| Founder | American Baptist Foreign Mission Society |
| Origin | 1874 |
| Congregations | 2,619 |
| Members | 333,908 |
History
editIt was established in the year of 1881, though it started working in that area in 1874.[1]
Memberships
editAccording to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 2,619 churches and 333,908 baptized members. [2]
Schools
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GBC runs the Harding Theological College in Tura, Meghalaya. GBC also runs the J.N.B. Memorial Baptist Training Institute in Birishiri, Netrokona, Bangladesh.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hub Network, A celebration of Faith marks 150 years of Church establishment in Garo Hills, hubnetwork.in, India, February 3, 2024
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ Baptist Colleges, Seminaries, and Bible Schools Archived 3 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Baptist World Alliance
External links
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