Baptist Church of Mizoram: Difference between revisions
m Stub-sorting. You can help! |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Baptist Church of Mizoram''', abbreviated BCM is a Protestant denomination of [[India]] and the second |
'''Baptist Church of Mizoram''', abbreviated BCM is a Protestant denomination of [[India]] and the second biggest Church in [[Mizoram]] state in Northeast [[India]]. |
||
The Church was founded by Baptist English missionaries Rev. JH Lorrain (Pu Buanga) and |
The Church was founded by Baptist English missionaries Rev. JH Lorrain (Pu Buanga) and FW Savidge (Sap Upa) in the year 1894. It has its headquarters at Serkawr, which is a missionary station and town close to [[Lunglei]] city, the second biggest city in [[Mizoram]], after [[Aizawl]]. |
||
Today BCM has 120,589 members in 410 local churches (BCM |
Today BCM has 120,589 members in 410 local churches (BCM Statistics 2007). It is in [[Mizoram]], which is a minor part of India bordering on Myanmar. It is the second biggest Church in Mizoram after [[Presbyterian Church of Mizoram]] which was founded in 1897 by an English Presbyterian missionary Rev. D.E Jones. |
||
Rev. |
Rev. RA Lorrain, younger brother of Rev. JH 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, [[Baptist]]s in the middle and [[Evangelicalism|Evangelicals]] in the south. |
||
== Affiliates/Association == |
== Affiliates/Association == |
||
BCM is a member of [[Baptist World Alliance]], Baptist Union of Great Britain, and an active member of BMS World |
BCM is a member of [[Baptist World Alliance]], Baptist Union of Great Britain, and an active member of BMS World Mission. |
||
== External links == |
== External links == |
||
Revision as of 16:52, 20 April 2009
Baptist Church of Mizoram, abbreviated BCM is a Protestant denomination of India and the second biggest Church in Mizoram state in Northeast India.
The Church was founded by Baptist English missionaries Rev. JH Lorrain (Pu Buanga) and FW Savidge (Sap Upa) in the year 1894. It has its headquarters at Serkawr, which is a missionary station and town close to Lunglei city, the second biggest city in Mizoram, after Aizawl.
Today BCM has 120,589 members in 410 local churches (BCM Statistics 2007). It is in Mizoram, which is a minor part of India bordering on Myanmar. It is the second biggest Church in Mizoram after Presbyterian Church of Mizoram which was founded in 1897 by an English Presbyterian missionary Rev. D.E Jones.
Rev. RA Lorrain, younger brother of Rev. JH 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 - Presbyterians in the north, Baptists in the middle and Evangelicals in the south.
Affiliates/Association
BCM is a member of Baptist World Alliance, Baptist Union of Great Britain, and an active member of BMS World Mission.
External links
- http://www.mizobaptist.org/ official site of the Mizoram Baptist Church
- A brief history of Pioneered Churches in Mizoram
- Baptist World Alliance Member bodies
 | This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |