Boro Baptist Convention
| Boro Baptist Convention (BBC) | |
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| Abbreviation | BBC |
| Classification | Baptist General Conference, USA |
| Origin | 2003 |
| Members | 52,000 |
| Places of worship | 354 |
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Boro Baptist Convention or BBC is a
Bodo people, an indigenous ethnic group of Assam.[1]
History
In 1914 Rev. George Richard Kampfer of the
Udalguri district (then Mangaldai Sub division) of Assam came together unitedly and formed a Christian Organization called "Mangaldai Baptist Christian Association". At the time of formation there were only 5 churches. In the year 1983 when Darrang district was divided into two districts by the government it was in that pattern the association was renamed as "Darrang Baptist Christian Association". Again while the Bodoland Territorial Council was created by the Central government as separate administration for the Boros it was then called "Boro Baptist Convention" in 2003.[2]
The American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (ABFMS) missionaries were in charge of the "Mangaldai Baptist Christian Association" (MBCA) till 1945 when they handed over the MBCA to the
Baptist General Conference
, USA. Rev. Johnson of the Baptist General Conference built the present mission center at Harisinga. The Harisinga Mission school was developed and the Baptist Christian Hospital was constructed. The missionaries left in 1969 and handed over the administration of the association to the locals. As of 2014, the convention had 92 full-time workers including departmental secretaries.
Organization
The Boro Baptist Convention has a General Council and an Executive Committee. They oversee the work of the other departments of the convention which are:
- Church Growth Department
- Mission and Evangelism Department
- Christian Education Department
- Women Department
- Youth Department
- Prayer Department
- General Education Department
- Zion Bible College
- Relief and Development
Education
Diamond English School
Diamon English School, Udalguri was established in 1989 in commemoration of the Diamond jubilee of the then Darrang Baptist Christian association.
Zion Bible College
Zion Bible college has been offering G.Th and B.Th courses over the years.
See also
- Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India
- North East India Christian Council
- List of Christian denominations in North East India
- Boro Baptist Church Association
- Baptist World Alliance
- Rabha Baptist Convention
References
- ^ "The Assam Tribune Online". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ The Canaan, Souvenir, Centenary Jubilee Celebration, Boro Baptist Convention, 2014
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