Garo Baptist Convention

Garo Baptist Convention
Abbreviation	GBC
Classification	Evangelicalism
Theology	Baptist
President	Mr. Sundar A Sangma
General Secretary	Rev Janang R. Sangma
Associations	Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India, Baptist World Alliance
Region	Meghalaya, Assam, Bangladesh
Language	Garo
Headquarters	Tura, India
Founder	American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Origin	1874; 150 years ago (1874)
Congregations	2,619
Members	333,908

Garo Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination of India and Bangladesh. It is named after the ethnic group of the name Garo. Most members of this church are in Meghalaya. In Bangladesh the central office of the GBC is located in Birisiri under the suburban area Susong Durgapur of Netrokona District. It is affiliated with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Alliance).

History

It was established in the year of 1874.[1]

Memberships

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 2,619 churches and 333,908 baptized members. [2]

Schools

Harding Theological College at Tura, Meghalaya

GBC runs the Harding Theological College in Tura, Meghalaya. GBC also runs the J.N.B. Memorial Baptist Training Institute in Birishiri, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[3]

See also

• Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India
• North East India Christian Council
• List of Christian denominations in North East India
• Bible
• Born again
• Worship service (evangelicalism)
• Jesus Christ
• Believers' Church

References

1. Hub Network, A celebration of Faith marks 150 years of Church establishment in Garo Hills, hubnetwork.in, India, February 3, 2024
2. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
3. Baptist Colleges, Seminaries, and Bible Schools Archived 3 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Baptist World Alliance

External links

• GBC in Bangladesh