Kohima Lotha Baptist Church Explained

Kohima Lotha Baptist Church
Other Name:KLBC
Map Caption:Kohima Lotha Baptist Church
Coordinates:25.6623°N 94.1056°W
Location:Lower Chandmari Ward, Kohima, Nagaland
Country:India
Denomination:Baptist
Associations:Nagaland Baptist Church Council
Membership:2406
Dedicated Date:10 September 2017
Years Built:2011–2017
Groundbreaking:2011
Completed Date:September 2017
Capacity:3000
Seniorpastor:Rev. Dr. K. Benry Lotha

Kohima Lotha Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in the locality of Lower Chandmari Ward, Kohima, Nagaland, India.[1] The church building was opened in 2017, although the congregation had been formed since 1956. It is one of the biggest Lotha Baptist churches in Nagaland and also the main church building of the Lotha Nagas in Kohima city.[2]

History

The Kohima Lotha Baptist Church was established on 4 March 1956. The old church building was demolished in 2011 and a new building was constructed in 2017. Today the church has a total membership of 2406 with 7 sectoral fellowships across the city.[3]

Architecture

The four floored building has a 3000 seating capacity with two floors in the basement for vehicular parking. It was built at a cost of ₹ 1,63,65,000. Hutoshe Awomi as the Chief Engineer and Nungsangwati as the Chief Architect.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kohima Lotha Baptist Church. Wikimapia.org.
  2. Web site: Lotha Baptist Church in Kohima gets new building. www.easternmirrornagaland.com. 2020-07-05.
  3. Web site: KLBC church history. www.klbconline.com. 2020-07-05.
  4. Web site: KLBC dedicates its new church. www.iprnl.com. 2020-07-05.