Arunachal Baptist Church Council | |
Abbreviation: | ABCC |
Main Classification: | Evangelicalism |
Theology: | Baptist |
Associations: | Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India, Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters: | Naharlagun, India |
Congregations: | 1,141 |
Members: | 132,787 |
The Arunachal Baptist Church Council (ABCC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in North East India. ABCC is led by Mr. John Padung, President, and Rev. Adv. Tugaso Manyu, General Secretary. The convention has its office at Naharlagun, Papum Pare District. It is affiliated with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Alliance). [1]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 132,787 baptized members in 1,141 churches [2] and 30 Fellowships under 20 Baptist member associations / Councils in 2022.[3] [4]
The number of churches and baptized members of Constituent member associations/ councils of ABCC as on 2020:[5]
Communicant members including children and non-baptized family members are not included in the statistics.
Sl. No. | Association | Churches | Members | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Adi Baptist Churches Association (ABCA) | 45 | 2,430 | |
2. | Adi Baptist Council (ABC) | 33+2 | 3,200 | |
3. | Adi Baptist Union (ABU) | 95 | 7,300 | |
4. | Apatani Baptist Association (ABA) | 15+5 | 3,814 | |
5. | Council of Lirabo Baptist Churches (CLBC) | 5 | 200 | |
6. | Dibang Lohit Baptist Churches Association (DLBCA) | 46+11 | 4,875 | |
7. | Galo Baptist Church Council (GBCC) | 75 | 4,800 | |
8. | Galo Baptist Union (GBU) | 35 | 4,600 | |
9. | Hewa Baptist Church Association (HBCA) | 18 | 1,160 | |
10. | Idu Mishmi Baptist Khumu Embo (IMBKE) | 13 | 620 | |
11. | Mishmi Baptist Church Council (MBCC) | 30 | 3,515 | |
12. | Nokte Baptist Asathem Roapkkhoan (NBAR earlier known as NBCA) | 55 | 7,000 | |
13. | Nyishi Baptist Church Council (NBCC) | 468 | 60,000 | |
14. | Tagin Baptist Churches Association (TBCA) | 14 | 1,220 | |
15. | Tangsa Baptist Churches Association (TBCA) | 101+8 | 16,840 | |
16. | Tutsa Baptist Church Council (TBCC) | 36 | 6,744 | |
17. | Upper Subansiri Baptist Churches Association (USBCA) | 11 | 515 | |
18. | Wancho Baptist Churches Association (WBCA) | 69 | 16,715 | |
19. | West Kameng Baptist Churches Council (WKBCC) | 19+4 | 1,600 | |
20. | Olo Baptist Church Association (OBCA) | 13 | 1,295 | |
Total | 1196+30 | 1,48,443 |