The Arunachal Baptist Church Council (ABCC) is an association of Baptist Christian churches 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]
Arunachal Baptist Church Council | |
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Abbreviation | ABCC |
Classification | Evangelicalism |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India, Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Naharlagun, India |
Congregations | 1,141 |
Members | 132,787 |
Official website | abccindia |
Statistics
editAccording 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Arunachal Baptist Church Council". Cbcnei.in. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ abcc.org.in/about.php Archived 2016-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.cbcnei.com/images/Baptist_News/61-2.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ abccindia.org/sites/all/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/www.abccindia.org/files/MemberbodiesasonDec2016.pdf
External links
edit- abccindia.org Official website
- CBCNEI