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{{Short description|Church in Mizoram, India}}
The '''Baptist Church of Mizoram''', abbreviated BCM is a Protestant denomination of [[India]] and the second biggest church in [[Mizoram]] state in northeast India.
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'''Baptist Church of Mizoram''' is a [[Baptist]] [[Christian denomination]] in [[India]]. It is affiliated with the [[Baptist World Alliance]]. The headquarters is in [[Lunglei]], [[Mizoram]].
The church was founded by Baptist English missionaries Rev. JH Lorrain (Pu Buanga) and FW Savidge (Sap Upa) in 1894. It has its headquarters at Serkawn, which is a missionary station and town close to [[Lunglei]] city, the second biggest city in Mizoram, a minor part of India bordering [[Myanmar]].


==History==
Today BCM has 160,344 members in 606 local churches (BCM Statistics 2013-2014).It is the second biggest church in Mizoram after the [[Presbyterian Church of Mizoram]], which was founded in 1897 by an English Presbyterian missionary Rev. D.E. Jones.
[[File:BCM Entrance.jpg|thumb|Baptist Church of Mizoram Campus entrance]]
The Baptist Church of Mizoram has its origins in an English [[Baptist]] mission established in 1894, by [[Frederick William Savidge]] and [[James Herbert Lorrain]] of the [[Baptist Missionary Society]]. <ref> Gerald H. Anderson, ''Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 1999, p. 410</ref> In 1914, the first council of the Church was formed. <ref> ToMz,
[https://www.timesofmizoram.com/2017/06/baptist-church-of-mizoram-about-history.html Baptist Church of Mizoram : About & History], timesofmizoram.com, India, June 28, 2017</ref> In 2000, it founded the [[Academy of Integrated Christian Studies]]. <ref> ToMz,
[https://www.timesofmizoram.com/2017/06/baptist-church-of-mizoram-about-history.html Baptist Church of Mizoram : About & History], timesofmizoram.com, India, June 28, 2017</ref>


According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 663 churches and 122,072 members. <ref>Baptist World Alliance, [https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/ Members], baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023</ref>
Rev. R.A. Lorrain, younger brother of Rev. J.H. Lorrain and founder of the [[Evangelical Church of Maraland]] (est. 1907), was the first pioneering missionary to the [[Mara people]] in the southernmost part of Mizoram state, completing the task of evangelizing the people of the whole state - [[Presbyterian]]s in the north, [[Baptists]] in the middle and [[Evangelicalism|Evangelicals]] in the south.


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==A concise account of Mission Department==
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==Education==
The Baptist Church of Mizoram operates the following:
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* Seminary [[Academy of Integrated Christian Studies]] for theological studies
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* Christian College [[Higher and Technical Institute of Mizoram]] for further studies in Arts and Commerce.
* Nursing College in [[Christian Hospital Serkawn]]
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* Higher Secondary School [[Baptist Higher Secondary School, Serkawn]]

==Mission (Beginning)==
The year 1968 had remarkable significance for the Baptist Church of Mizoram. In that year, the Baptist Missionary Society (BMS), after working for almost 65 years, decided to withdraw their mission work in south of Mizoram due to the Indian Government’s rejection of their permission to stay longer in Mizoram. In the same year that the BMS decided to withdraw their mission work, the ZBM also sent Rev H. Rokhama as the first cross-culture missionary outside Mizoram. Moreover, on 18 January 1968, Rev C.L.Hminga was appointed as the first full-time ZBM Secretary, and the ZBM had also organized its own office in a separate building. From this time onward, until the Assembly of BCM decided to form a new structure, all the office works of the ZBM was conducted from this office.

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==A Concise Account of Mission Department==
A concise account of the BCM Mission works, as it stands for 46 years (1966 – 2012) from the inception of the BCM Mission Department as the Zoram Baptist Mission, can be made as follows:
A concise account of the BCM Mission works, as it stands for 46 years (1966 – 2012) from the inception of the BCM Mission Department as the Zoram Baptist Mission, can be made as follows:


===Missionary Personnel ===
===Missionary personnel ===
ZBM started cross-culture missionary work, employing only two full-time missionaries in 1939. Now, (in 2012) BCM Mission Committee has more than 800 mission workers including missionaries.
ZBM started cross-culture missionary work, employing only two full-time missionaries in 1939. Now, (in 2012) BCM Mission Committee has more than 800 mission workers including missionaries.


===Mission Fields and Stations ===
===Mission fields and stations ===
BCM Mission Committee has 23 mission fields including mission stations in different parts of India and works in partnership with other mission agencies outside India.
BCM Mission Committee has 23 mission fields including mission stations in different parts of India and works in partnership with other mission agencies outside India.


===Mission Fund ===
===Mission fund ===
The ZBM (as its previous name) had only Rs. 12.50p (Rupees twelve and fifty paisa) in its initial stage. Now the BCM Mission budget of 2012 - 2013 has grown to Rs.11, 79, 78,000.00(Rupees eleven crore seventy-nine lakhs and seventy-eight thousand).
The ZBM (as its previous name) had only Rs. 12.50p (Rupees twelve and fifty paisa) in its initial stage. Now the BCM Mission budget of 2012 - 2013 has grown to Rs.11, 79, 78,000.00(Rupees eleven crore seventy-nine lakhs and seventy-eight thousand).


===Churches===
===Schools and students ===
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At present Mission Committee runs 54 mission schools within and outside Mizoram, of which 10 are High Schools, 5 Middle Schools, 39 Primary Schools and having around 6500 students.
BCM Mission Committee has established more than 1436 local churches and 25 preaching stations among different tribes and people groups.


===Believers===
== Beliefs ==
BCM is a member of the [[Baptist World Alliance]].
BCM Mission Committee has roughly 1,81,768 believers in different mission fields and mission stations.


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==Education==
===Schools and Students ===
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At present Mission Committee runs 54 mission schools within and outside Mizoram, of which 10 are High Schools, 5 Middle Schools, 39 Primary Schools and having around 6500 students.


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===[[Academy of Integrated Christian Studies]]===
== Affiliates/Association ==

BCM is a member of the [[Baptist World Alliance]], the [[Baptist Union of Great Britain]], and an active member of the [[BMS World Mission]].
[[File:AICS Mizoram 1.jpg|thumb|Academy of Integrated Christian Studies,Tanhril, Mizoram]]

The Academy of Integrated Christian Studies (AICS) is a BD Level theological institution established by the Baptist Church of Mizoram in 2000 under the leadership of Prof. Dr. [[R. L. Hnuni]]. This institution offers several programs such as Theological Training, Missionary Training, Ministerial Training, Music Training and Research and Development. The institution is located in 'Shekina Hill.

===Baptist Higher Secondary School (BHSS)===

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[[File:BHSS School Bldg.jpg|thumb|Baptist Higher Secondary School, Serkawn]]

Baptist Higher Secondary School is a school owned by Baptist Church of Mizoram. The school enrolls students for Secondary and Higher Secondary levels. The current Principal of Baptist Higher Secondary School is Pu. R. Zosangliana. The current Vice Principal is Pu. R.Lalneihthanga.

The school has three hostels, one for Junior section, the Girls’ hostel and one for the boys. The over all administration is run by the Principal with the help of the two Vice Principals. The over all strength of the staff is around 80 in number. The school's motto is "The Utmost for the Highest".

[[File:Students for a devotion.jpg|thumb|Students gathering for a devotion]]

Baptist Church of Mizoram expanded the school into lower classes including Nursery to Middle Schools by merging with co-existing school called Baptist English School , thus, from 2005 it is known as Baptist Higher Secondary School Junior Section. It enrolls a number of 1,070 students in the 2019-20 Academic Session with 43 Teaching Staffs. The current Vice Principal for Baptist Higher Secondary School Junior Section is Pu. Z.D. Lalnunmawia.

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===[[Higher and Technical Institute of Mizoram]] (HATIM)===
HATIM is the first Christian residential co-educational college in Mizoram, India, and is located in Lunglei.

===Nursing College===
The Baptist church of Mizoram has a nursing college operated under the Serkawn hospital and runs GNM course.<ref>{{cite web |title=GNM Admission Notice – 2023 |url=https://www.mizobaptist.org/page/gnm-admission-notice-2023 |website=mizobaptist.org |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> It has intake of 20 nurses per year at present.<ref>{{cite web |title=Serkawn Christian Hospital Nursing School-a graduate |url=https://www.zonet.in/serkawn-christian-hospital-nursing-school-a-graduate-thar-mi-18-te-graduation-day-leh-he-nursing-school-a-lut-thar-tur-mi-20-te-lamp-lighting-ceremony-chu-nimin-khan-agriculture-minister-pu-c-lalrin/ |website=zonet |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Christianity in Mizoram]]
* [[Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]]
* [[Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]]
* [[North East India Christian Council]]
* [[North East India Christian Council]]
* [[List of Christian denominations in North East India]]
* [[List of Christian denominations in North East India]]


==References==
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== External links ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.mizobaptist.org/ http://www.mizobaptist.org/] official site of the Mizoram Baptist Church

* [http://www.mtkp.org/ http://www.mtkp.org/] official site of the Mizoram Baptist Youth Fellowship
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==External links==
* [http://www.marachristian.net/?p=54 A brief history of Pioneered Churches in Mizoram]
* {{official website|https://www.mizobaptist.org/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050913233945/http://www.bwanet.org/Contact%20Us/MemberBodies.htm Baptist World Alliance Member bodies]


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Latest revision as of 22:32, 21 December 2024

Baptist Church of Mizoram
ClassificationEvangelicalism
OrientationBaptist
PresidentRev. K.V. Thanga
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersBaptist Church of Mizoram Office, Serkawn, Lunglei, Mizoram, India
Origin11 January 1894; 130 years ago (11 January 1894)
Mizoram, India
Congregations663
Members122,072
Official websitewww.mizobaptist.org
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Baptist Church of Mizoram is a Baptist Christian denomination in India. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Lunglei, Mizoram.

History

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Baptist Church of Mizoram Campus entrance

The Baptist Church of Mizoram has its origins in an English Baptist mission established in 1894, by Frederick William Savidge and James Herbert Lorrain of the Baptist Missionary Society. [1] In 1914, the first council of the Church was formed. [2] In 2000, it founded the Academy of Integrated Christian Studies. [3]

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 663 churches and 122,072 members. [4]

A concise account of Mission Department

[edit]

A concise account of the BCM Mission works, as it stands for 46 years (1966 – 2012) from the inception of the BCM Mission Department as the Zoram Baptist Mission, can be made as follows:

Missionary personnel

[edit]

ZBM started cross-culture missionary work, employing only two full-time missionaries in 1939. Now, (in 2012) BCM Mission Committee has more than 800 mission workers including missionaries.

Mission fields and stations

[edit]

BCM Mission Committee has 23 mission fields including mission stations in different parts of India and works in partnership with other mission agencies outside India.

Mission fund

[edit]

The ZBM (as its previous name) had only Rs. 12.50p (Rupees twelve and fifty paisa) in its initial stage. Now the BCM Mission budget of 2012 - 2013 has grown to Rs.11, 79, 78,000.00(Rupees eleven crore seventy-nine lakhs and seventy-eight thousand).

Schools and students

[edit]

At present Mission Committee runs 54 mission schools within and outside Mizoram, of which 10 are High Schools, 5 Middle Schools, 39 Primary Schools and having around 6500 students.

Beliefs

[edit]

BCM is a member of the Baptist World Alliance.

Education

[edit]

Academy of Integrated Christian Studies

[edit]
Academy of Integrated Christian Studies,Tanhril, Mizoram

The Academy of Integrated Christian Studies (AICS) is a BD Level theological institution established by the Baptist Church of Mizoram in 2000 under the leadership of Prof. Dr. R. L. Hnuni. This institution offers several programs such as Theological Training, Missionary Training, Ministerial Training, Music Training and Research and Development. The institution is located in 'Shekina Hill.

Baptist Higher Secondary School (BHSS)

[edit]
Baptist Higher Secondary School, Serkawn

Baptist Higher Secondary School is a school owned by Baptist Church of Mizoram. The school enrolls students for Secondary and Higher Secondary levels. The current Principal of Baptist Higher Secondary School is Pu. R. Zosangliana. The current Vice Principal is Pu. R.Lalneihthanga.

The school has three hostels, one for Junior section, the Girls’ hostel and one for the boys. The over all administration is run by the Principal with the help of the two Vice Principals. The over all strength of the staff is around 80 in number. The school's motto is "The Utmost for the Highest".

Students gathering for a devotion

Baptist Church of Mizoram expanded the school into lower classes including Nursery to Middle Schools by merging with co-existing school called Baptist English School , thus, from 2005 it is known as Baptist Higher Secondary School Junior Section. It enrolls a number of 1,070 students in the 2019-20 Academic Session with 43 Teaching Staffs. The current Vice Principal for Baptist Higher Secondary School Junior Section is Pu. Z.D. Lalnunmawia.

Higher and Technical Institute of Mizoram (HATIM)

[edit]

HATIM is the first Christian residential co-educational college in Mizoram, India, and is located in Lunglei.

Nursing College

[edit]

The Baptist church of Mizoram has a nursing college operated under the Serkawn hospital and runs GNM course.[5] It has intake of 20 nurses per year at present.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gerald H. Anderson, Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 1999, p. 410
  2. ^ ToMz, Baptist Church of Mizoram : About & History, timesofmizoram.com, India, June 28, 2017
  3. ^ ToMz, Baptist Church of Mizoram : About & History, timesofmizoram.com, India, June 28, 2017
  4. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
  5. ^ "GNM Admission Notice – 2023". mizobaptist.org. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Serkawn Christian Hospital Nursing School-a graduate". zonet. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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