| Nagaland Baptist Church Council | |
| Abbreviation: | NBCC |
| Main Classification: | Evangelicalism |
| Theology: | Baptist |
| Leader Title: | General Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Zelhou Keyho |
| Leader Title2: | President |
| Leader Name2: | V. Atsi Dolie |
| Associations: | Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India, Baptist World Alliance |
| Founded Date: | 1937 |
| Headquarters: | Kohima, Nagaland, India |
| Congregations: | 1,661 |
| Members: | 648,096 |
| Ministers: | 773 |
| Seminaries: | 2 |
The Nagaland Baptist Church Council is a Baptist Christian organization based in Nagaland, India. It is affiliated with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Alliance). The headquarters is located in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.
The Nagaland Baptist Church Council has its origins in an American mission of the American Baptist Mission (American Baptist Churches USA) in 1839.[1]
In the late 19th century, various Baptist congregations in the Naga Hills were organised into associations on tribe and linguistic lines.[2] A broader fellowship of the Baptist churches in the Naga Hills first took the forms of the Naga Hills Baptist Church Advisory Board in Kohima.[3] It was renamed as the Naga Hills Baptist Church Council in 1937.[4] In 1950, the council became a founding member of the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India.[5]
In 1953, it took the name of Nagaland Baptist Church Council.[6] In 2007, there were 1,347 churches and 454,349 members.[7]
In 1987, the Mission Conference who took place in the Pfütsero Town Baptist Church approved a global apostolate of 10,000 new missionaries.[8]
The Third Convention of the NBCC was held at Wokha from 31 January to 2 February 1964. An important resolution passed welcomed the 'proposed Peace Talk between the Government of India and Mr. Phizo.'[9] Another resolution at the convention stated:[10]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 1,661 churches and 648,096 members. [11]
Communicant members including children and non-baptized family members are not included in the statistics.
| Sl. No. | Association | Churches | Baptized Members | Ordained Ministers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM) | 164 | 1,21,005 | 256 |
| 2. | Angami Baptist Church Council (ABCC) | 109 | 40,669 | 54 |
| 3. | Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC) | 102 | 51,503 | 57 |
| 4. | Chang Baptist Lashong Thangyen (CBLT) | 60 | 33,945 | 21 |
| 5. | Council of Rengma Baptist Churches (CRBC) | 42 | 14,696 | 25 |
| 6. | Kuki Baptist Association Nagaland (KBAN) | 16 | 4,800 | 7 |
| 7. | Konyak Baptist Bumeinok Bangjüm (KBBB) | 120 | 91,718 | 34 |
| 8. | Khiamniungan Baptist Churches Association (KBCA) | 50 | 23,765 | 10 |
| 9. | Lotha Baptist Ekhümkho Sanrhyutsü (LBES) | 131 | 68,943 | 87 |
| 10. | Liangmei Baptist Association (LBA) | 21 | 6,196 | 3 |
| 11. | Nagaland Police Baptist Churches Association (NPBCA) | 30 | 13,920 | 10 |
| 12. | Phom Baptist Churches Association (PBCA) | 53 | 29,464 | 20 |
| 13. | Pochury Baptist Church Council (PBCC) | 30 | 7,069 | 11 |
| 14. | Sümi Aphuyemi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (SABAK) | 28 | 10,027 | 18 |
| 15. | Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (SBAK Nito Mount) | 147 | 32,000 | 40 |
| 16. | United Sangtam Baptist Lithroti Ashimükhong (USBLA) | 78 | 35,000 | 12 |
| 17. | Western Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (WSBAK) | 170 | 41,225 | 62 |
| 18. | Yimkhiung Baptist Borü Amükhungto (YBBA) | 82 | 28,225 | 19 |
| 19. | Zeme Baptist Association (ZBA) | 13 | 1,548 | 1 |
| 20. | Zeme Baptist Church Council (ZBCC) | 67 | 20,507 | 12 |
| 21. | Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (SBAK Aizuto) | |||
| Total | 1,513 | 676,225 | 759 | |
| Sl. No. | Associate Member | Churches | Baptized Members | Ordained Ministers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Association Gorkha Baptist Churches Nagaland (AGBCN) | 43 | 5,500 | 6 |
| 2. | Nagamese Baptist Churches Association (NBCA) | 91 | 5,500 | 5 |
| 3. | City Church, Kohima | 1 | 217 | 2 |
| 4. | Naga Christian Fellowship (NCF), Delhi | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 136 | 11, 217 | 14 | |
It has 2 affiliated theological institutes, the Oriental Theological Seminary in Bade (Chümoukedima district) founded in 1991 and the Trinity Theological College, Dimapur. [12]