Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India is a major Christian denomination of India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It does not belong to the Baptist World Alliance

Baptist World Alliance

The Baptist World Alliance is a worldwide alliance of Baptist churches and organizations, formed in 1905 at Exeter Hall in London during the first Baptist World Congress.-History:...

 or the World Council of Churches

World Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...

. It belongs to the National Council of Churches in India

National Council of Churches in India

National Council of Churches in India or NCCI is an ecumenical organisation of the protestant and Orthodox Churches in India. NCCI is a member of ACT Development, a global alliance of churches and related agencies....

, however. Furthermore, it is a member of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation

Asia Pacific Baptist Federation

The Asia Pacific Baptist Federation is a regional organization of the Baptist World Alliance, a worldwide fellowship of churches that subscribe to Baptist distinctives. The APBF was formed in the then British colony of Hong Kong in 1973 as the Asian Baptist Federation...

. The Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India has about 600,000 members. Its members are Arunachal Baptist Church Council, Assam Baptist Convention

Assam Baptist Convention

Assam Baptist Convention or ABC is a Baptist church based in Assam, India, with more than 37,000 members and 300 congregations.The Assam Baptist Convention traces its origins back to the work of 19th Century Baptists missionaries in Assam such as Krishna Chandra Pal, Nathan Brown, Oliver Cutter and...

, Garo Baptist Convention

Garo Baptist Convention

Garo Baptist Convention is a Protestant denomination of India and Bangladesh. It is named after the ethnic group of the name Garo. Most members of this church are in Meghalaya...

, Karbi Anglong Baptist Convention, Manipur Baptist Convention

Manipur Baptist Convention

Manipur Baptist Convention is an apex body of the Baptist Churches in Manipur, India. At present, it has 29 Associations, over 1330 Churches and approximately 2,00,000 baptized members. It is under the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India . The convention is also a member of Asia Pacific...

 and Nagaland Baptist Church Council

Nagaland Baptist Church Council

Nagaland Baptist Church Council is a Protestant church of India. It is in the North Eastern state of Nagaland. It counts more than 1001 congregations. It has over 600,000 members. More than 20 Naga Baptist conventions are affiliated to it. Baptists form more than 80% of Nagaland's population and...

. The largest of these are Nagaland Baptist Church Council and Manipur Baptist Convention. Another denomination is the Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India

Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India

Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India is a major Christian denomination of India. It belongs to the Baptist World Alliance. It is not affiliated with the World Council of Churches, however. The Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India belongs to the National Council of Churches in...

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External links

• Site of the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India