Garo Baptist Convention
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| Garo Baptist Convention | |
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| 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 |
| Congregations | 2,619 |
| Members | 333,908 |
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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 Birisiri under the suburban area Susong Durgapur of Netrokona District. It is affiliated with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Alliance).
History
It was established in the year of 1890.[citation needed]
Memberships
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 2,619 churches and 333,908 baptized members.
Schools
GBC runs the Harding Theological College in Tura, Meghalaya. GBC also runs the J.N.B. Memorial Baptist Training Institute in Birishiri, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
See also
- Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India
- North East India Christian Council
- List of Christian denominations in North East India
- Bible
- Born again
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
- Jesus Christ
- Believers' Church
References
- ^ 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
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