Medinipur Baptist Church Explained

Medinipur Baptist Church is a Baptist church situated at Sepahi Bazar, Medinipur town in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal.

History

American Baptist Free Mission Society came to Medinipur region in 19th century for missionary works.^{[1] [2]} American missionary Rev. Otis Robinson Bacheler^[3] and his second wife Sarah P. Merrill,^[4] established the church at Medinipur in 1862. Initially this church was known as American Baptist Church. It is the first church founded by any American Baptist in the area.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Murdoch, John . Catalogue of the Christian Vernacular Literature of India: With Hints on the Management of Indian Tract Societies ... . 1870 . C. Foster . en.
2. Book: Th.Christlieb . Protestant Missions to the Heathen . Hastie . W. . 1882 . Рипол Классик . 978-5-87336-714-6 . en.
3. Book: Scott, Benjamin . A State Iniquity: Its Rise, Extension, and Overthrow . 1890 . Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company . 978-0-7222-1840-2 . en.
4. Book: Metcalf . Henry Harrison . The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress . McClintock . John Norris . 1901 . Granite Monthly Company . en.
5. Web site: Churches of Bengal: Midnapore Baptist Church . 2022-05-22 . www.telegraphindia.com.