The Tripura Baptist Christian Union is the largest protestant church body in the Indian state of Tripura. It has its head office in Agartala, the state capital. Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church or any follower of Jesus Christ who believes that baptism is administered by the full immersion of a confessing Christian. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Christianity. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... St. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... Agartala is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. ...

History

It was formed under the leadership of Rev. M.J. Eade in the December of 1938 in Lakshmilunga, a village six miles from Agartala. Agartala is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. ...

TBCU was supported and funded from the beginning by the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society and the NZBMS provided most of the staff till the 1960's. After then till now TBCU has become an independent indigeneous and self supporting church organisation in the state.

It employs many pastors and evangelists and also runs many community programs such as schools and dispensaries. Main article: Minister of religion A pastor is the head minister or priest of a Christian church. ... Evangelism is the proclaiming of the Christian Gospel. ...

TBCU celebrated its Golden jubilee and Diamond Jubilees in 1988 and 1998 respectively with much fanfare.

Recently it has started partnerships with the Zoram Baptist Mission of [Mizoram]].

The Organization

Rev. C. K. Debbarma (Executive Secretary, SNBA) and Rev. Ngaituahsunga Darlong (General Secretary, TBCU) during the Sadar North Baptist Youth Fellowship 2006 in Abhicharan Baptist Church. Picture by Pankaj Debbarma

The TBCU has affiliations to the Asian Baptist Federation [1] and the Baptist World Alliance,[2]. It has 12 associations affiliated to it. The associations are: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1089x920, 1560 KB) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Borok. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1089x920, 1560 KB) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Borok. ... The Baptist World Alliance was formed in 1905 at Exeter Hall in London, England during the first Baptist World Congress. ...

• Sadar North Baptist Association (SNBA)
• Central Baptist Association (CBA)
• Khowai-Ompi-Kamalpur Baptist Association (KOKBA)
• Udaipur Baptist Association (UBA)
• Belonia-Sabroom Baptist Association (BSBA)
• Kailashahar Baptist Church Association (KBCA)
• Jampui-Sakhan Baptist Association (JSBA)
• Achik Krima
• Amarpur-Raima-Sarma Association (ARSA)
• Saisawm-Sazai Baptist Association (SSBA)
• Dharmanagar-Longai Baptist Association (DLBA)

Every year a meeting of the Council Members of the TBCU is organized in any of the churches within the Union (TBCU). The symbol of Sadar North Baptist Association. ...

Office bearers of TBCU

• General Secretary : Rev. Ngaituasunga Darlong (KBCA)
• Associate General Secretary : Rev. Lalthanliana (JSBA)
• Secretary : Rev. Rana Kusum Debbarma (SNBA)

The symbol of Sadar North Baptist Association. ...

Tripura Theological School

The TBCU runs a Theology school/college from its mission compound in Agartala. Agartala is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. ...

Social Care

Hospitals and dispensaries

TBCU ran its own Hospital till 1980 providing free treatment to the tribals and locals of the state.

Saint Paul's School, Agartala

Main article: St. Paul's School, Agartala

The TBCU run's the one and only school under TBCU authority, the St. Paul's School which is situated in Arundhutinagar, Agartala. The school was started in the 1940's as the first English Medium school in the Kingdom. The Principal of School is Rev. Lalrema Darlong and the Vice-Principal Rev. Sukhendu Lal Nath. St. ... Agartala is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. ...

The school is a Higher Secondary school with classes from K.G. to Class XII. It is affiliated to CISCE. There are more than 1500 students. [3] SasquatchTalkContributions June 28, 2005 04:42 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

Sadar North Baptist Association

Main article: Sadar North Baptist Association

Sadar North Baptist Association started as a small circle within the Central Baptist Association of TBCU. It later on evolved and developed into a full-fledged association of TBCU with many churches affiliated to it. Today there are around more than 100 churches and fellowships within Sadar North Baptist Association. Some the pioneers of the Baptist's in Sadar North is Life Deacon Biralal Debbarma (one of the first three christians in the Kokborok speaking community) and Late Rev. Rabindra Debbarma. The symbol of Sadar North Baptist Association. ... The symbol of Sadar North Baptist Association. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... Kokborok is the native language of the Tripuri community in the northeast Indian state of Tripura. ...

SNBA, as Sadar North Baptist Association is abbreviated, has the highest strength of Kokborok speaking Christian community in Tripura. Estimates says that there are roughly 16,000 baptists in Sadar North. SNBA has headquarters in Agartala. The Executive Secretary of SNBA is Rev. Chandra Kanta Debbarma. Kokborok is the native language of the Tripuri community in the northeast Indian state of Tripura. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Christianity. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... Agartala is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. ...

Some churches like Kisong Baptist Church and Khumulwng Baptist Church have huge strength of members whereas others like Roktia Baptist Church and Rasu Baptist Church have less strength of members.

TBCU and Militancy In Tripura

The Government of Tripura uncovered evidence asserting that the Baptist Church in Tripura has been helping the Tripuri militants, such as the NLFT in the state. The NLFT militants, who are fighting to regain the indepence of Tripura, have been reported to be forcing some local tribals to convert to Christianity at gunpoint and turning them against the Bengali Hindus in the state [4]. Tripuri childrens in traditional attire grouping up for song presentation A beautiful and colourful pattern of rigwnai. ... The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was formed in December 1989 for the purpose of seceding from India in order to create an independent Christian fundamentalist state of Tripura. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Incidents

The Left-Front Government have accused the Baptist Church of Tripura of supporting this violent campaign of NLFT by providing funding and arms for the group after an incident in April of 2000,when Nagmanlal Halam, secretary of the Noapara Baptist Church in Tripura, was caught with 50 gelatine sticks, 5 kilograms of potassium and 2 kilograms of sulphur and other ingredients for making explosives to the group. Halam later confessed to buying and supplying explosives to the NLFT for the past two years.

In another incident in August 2003, police arrested the secretary of a Baptist Christian Missionary church in North Tripura District who was in possession of five kg of potassium, one kg sulphur, few gelatin sticks and 45 gm of high explosive materials [5].

See also

• Baptist
• Tripuri

A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church or any follower of Jesus Christ who believes that baptism is administered by the full immersion of a confessing Christian. ... Tripuri childrens in traditional attire grouping up for song presentation A beautiful and colourful pattern of rigwnai. ...

External links

• http://www.baptist.org.nz
• http://www.shareanopportunity.org