| Manipur Baptist Convention | |
|---|---|
| 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; 97 years ago (1928) |
| Congregations | 1,503 |
| Members | 221,436 |
| Official website | www |
Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) is aBaptistChristian denomination in Manipur, India. It is affiliated with theCouncil of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and theAsia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Alliance).[1][2] The General Secretary of the Manipur Baptist Convention isREV. K. LOSII MAO.[3]
Missionary from theAmerican Baptist Mission arrived in Manipur in 1896. The first converts the missionary had wereTangkhul Nagas with the help of A. Porom Singh. They in turn converted neighboring ethnic tribes to Christianity. In 1896 A. Porom Singh became the firstMeitei convert and he was also the first Christian in Manipur.[4]
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.
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