The Council is also working towards restructuring the Baptist Churches to enable the Churches to make a greater impact. The accord was condemned by many Nagas and marked the beginning of factionalism among the revolutionaries. Even though the agreement was officially declared on 6 September 1964 by organising public meetings and special prayer meetings all over Nagaland, the actual agreement was signed on 23 May 1964 at Sakraba Village in Phek district. W. Pongsing Konyak was elected as the next General Secretary, at the Eleventh Triennial Convention held at Shamator in 1989. Clark, safe yet exhausted, arrived at the Molungkimong village gate escorted by [1] It is the mission department of the Baptist Churches in Nagaland yet is autonomous in its functions. Phizo rose to power in Nagaland after he was made the president of Naga National Council (NNC) in 1946. present to me or to the mission. Oral sources recounts that Supongmeren also shared with them about his baptism Five districts of the State were almost cleared of the underground elements. Supongmeren, along with other natives of the Here's a look at how history of Christianity unfolded in our land. [8], On 14 August 1947, the day before India gained independence from British rule, the Nagas were the first ethnic group from the northeast to declare their territory an independent state, not belonging to the new nation. The NBCC is a dynamic and growing Organization. Executive Secretary: Rev. The Council is a product of Gods blessing and the contribution of the many great Naga men and women of God who had a vision to serve God, to share His Word and to bring Gods people together for His purpose. First Superintendent of Police of Shamator district: Amit Kumar, IPS (2022) EDUCATION / QUALIFICATION First Naga matriculate (passed class 10): Neilhouzhu Kire (1 918, Shillong GHS) First Naga Graduate (BA): A. Kevichusa (1924) Also the Second Naga matriculate: A. Kevichusa Second Naga graduate (BA): Lt. Lhoulienyu. though Godhula proclaimed himself as teacher of a new religion, some village [6], Protestant Christian missionaries from America in the nineteenth century were successful in converting many among the Nagas. Chakhesang Baptist Associatian 5. Missionaries and ministers came to India in the 19th century, found their way into Nagaland, and converted almost all Nagas to Christianity. Rajesh Singh The name Naga is generic term that refers to a group of over thirty tribes inhabiting not only in Nagaland but also some hilly region of the states of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. This marked a turning point for the Council as its scope began to increase. 71, excommunication from the Church. The Platinum Jubilee celebration marking 75 years of the existence of the NBCC is a testimony of Gods mighty work and His faithfulness to a people called out from darkness. While the NBCC continues to uphold the mandate of reaching out to the unreached, its emphasis is on the study of the Word of God, prayer and witnessing by every believer. The mission was led by Rev. I. Ayutemjen of Ao Mungdang at Impur was appointed as the first Promotional Secretary. An Army soldier stands guard on a highway on the outskirts of Kohima, capital of Nagaland, on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. The ceasefire declaration was followed by setting up of a Cease-fire Monitoring Cell to enforce the Ground Rules as laid down by Government of India. Khala was born into the devout Christian family of a Naga missionary pastor. In 1878, a school was set up in Molungyimsen by Mary Mead Clark. Some two hundred Naga Church and public leaders attended the consultation. After he assumed office as the president, the situation among the Naga communities spiraled out of hand so rapidly that the region and the people could be seen making a nosedive towards their own doom. Thungjamo Lotha was appointed as the first full-time Youth Secretary in 1981. Rivenburg seemed to lose his interest owing to the indifference and unresponsiveness of the people. The NBCC also impressed upon the Government of Nagaland to introduce the Scripture and related Christian literature into the school curriculum to integrate religious instruction and moral teaching in education. The Annual Session at Kohima, from 11th to 13th October 1966, went further to suggest a prohibition of liquor shops and bars. Within the Council setup, a Committee was appointed in 2005 to review the work of the Council and its relation to the Associations, and it provided some windows to see new directions. P. Dozo took over as the General Secretary and he worked to strengthen the Baptist Churches by organizing prayer and fasting, conducting seminars and Pastors conferences. All the talk was official, with the If you want to submit, write to us Contact ]. This series which is used in lieu of Moral Science has already been revised. First Naga lady to passed Bachelor of Divinity (B.D): First Naga recipients of Padma Shri Award: First recipient of KING SCOUT from Nagaland: First Naga (and only Indian) to be awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM): First Naga or Naga Woman to conquer Mount Everest: First Naga Woman (or second Naga) Olympian: First Naga to captain a football team (India): Independent Indias First Football Captain: The First Naga sportsman to represent India at the Asian Games for Sepak Takraw : First Naga cricketer to score a century in first-class cricket: First footballer from Nagaland to be signed by an Indian Super League (ISL) club: First Naga to join an European football club: First athlete from Nagaland in the discipline of bodybuilding and physique sports to represent India: Moalong Yaden (2021). "They sailed from Boston on October 20, 1868 in Bark Pearel via Cape of Good Hope under the Missionary Union as Missionaries and Printers. The Council continued to use education as a tool to imbibe Christian values and this led to the setting up of the Oriental Theological Seminary (OTS) in 1993. Who was the first christian missionary of nagaland Get the answers you need, now! Assamese. Godhula also professed that God would free and save them from the adversaries They became members of the Sibsagar Baptist Church, but on returning home, these new converts built a Chapel in the village and worship services were conducted by Godhula. 1868 and sailed for one hundred and sixty days in the bark Pearl bound for Haggard and his wife and S.A. Perrine and his wife were sent to continue the work and upon their arrival, the centre of the Ao Mission Field was shifted from Molung to Impur in 1894. Then, a explained everything about the new religion and further assured that the God of the new religion will stop head-hunting, sickness and famine in the village and The Nagaland Development Outreach which had been set up as the development wing of the Council at Nikhekhu village at Dimapur, began to expand its activities. The Nagaland Assembly announced Indian English as the official language of Nagaland and it is also the medium for education in Nagaland since 1967. Those pupils for the most part attended Sunday schools. After a week, when Godhula proposed to return to JALANDHAR: It wasn't the first time a police station in India was attacked by a mob, but what happened on Thursday at Ajnala near Amritsar has attracted much more attention as the 'action' was led by Amritpal Singh, who openly espouses the cause of Khalistan. The Clarks as well as the Rivenburgs recognized that Kohima was an ideal centre for Missionary work for different Naga groups in that part of the country. He came with a rich experience of faithful and dedicated Ministry under the CBCNEI, as Teacher at Jorhat and Missionary to the Konyaks. evangelism, fifteen more natives were ready to accept the new religion. Dr. Clarks visionary prayer at Molungkimong on his first arrival. Michael Scott left India in 1966. The Government of Nagaland finally took heed and passed the Act on Total Prohibition of Liquor in the State of Nagaland on 29th March, 1990. Nagaland is governed by a Council of Ministers, headed by a chief minister, which is responsible to the 60-member Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Chang Baptist Association 4. Eventually, the level of talks was raised and the venue shifted to New Delhi culminating in six rounds of talks in 1966 to 1967 between Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the Naga leaders. During the early days of detecting HIV in the State, Church leaders were unaware of the gravity of the matter and those who contracted the virus were considered as simply deserving of the suffering. Disputes arose over the interpretation of the agreement, and many in the NNC opposed it. Khiamniungan Baptist Association6. The first missionary in the Naga hills is believed to be Rev. stories. S. W. Rivenburg records, On their return to their mountain home, a small On 23 January 1993, the Isaac-Muivah group of the NSCN (NSCN(IM)) was admitted to the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). Today, NBCC has 20 full fledged Associations, 4 Associate members, 15553 Churches and 5,19,000 members. of representatives were given out, some other zealous natives also volunteered Chapter 17 / Lesson 11. The Naga Baptist Executive Secretaries Fellowship was held at Pfutsero, from 25th to 28th November, 1982. What ensued was Supongmerens act of teaching Ao language, custom and culture . in the Associations were changed to a uniform nomenclature as Executive Secretary, and also that of the existing name of NBCC Executive Secretary to General Secretary. (1876), and on to Impur (1894), and beyond, is indeed a spiritual fruition of event in Naga history unfolded with a lot of danger, threat and sacrifice. However, this little movement among the Smis was unfortunately not followed up, and their fervour melted away. A major achievement was the placement of a Chaplain to the State Assembly (NBCE- 79/390). You have already been appraised by telegraph of our action in advising our brother Rivenburg to take charge at once of the work at Kohima, dropped by our brother King. In the last days of the British Raj, he held talks trying to achieve a sovereign Naga nation. This day 147 years ago in 1872, the first Church in Nagaland was established by Dr. Clark. The club wrote to the Simon Commission in 1929 demanding that "Nagas should not be included within the Reformed Scheme of India". Konyak Baptist Association 7. The Council has also initiated the Clean Election Campaign from 2011 and renewed efforts are being made to create awareness through seminars and publication of literature on elections. The Touch Kohima movement saw Power Points being formed in different colonies where people from different Churches gathered to pray. The colonial authorities responded by launching a series of successive punitive expeditions, which brought this resistance to an end. promised to visit Molungkimong. The First Missionaries (Acts 13:1-13) Related Media. Kuki Baptist Association 8. 17K. 30 April 1844 - Addison Pratt becomes the first missionary to preach in a language other than English, on the island of Tubuai in the South Pacific. This changed in the 19th century, when the Burmese Empire launched several invasions of Assam between 1817 and 1826, which led the Nagas to briefly fall under Burmese rule. Meanwhile, a proposal came from Tuisem Shishak for the possibility of establishing a Christian college in this region. BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav lauded Christian missionaries saying, "It was due to the sacrifices of the missionaries that the people of this . Two years later, on March 18, 1913, Edwin Clark entered into his rest. they knew some Assamese I was able to talk to them.(Bowers 1929:198)Godhula Bronson left the Namsang Mission permanently and joined the Sibsagar Mission. The Dicksons were young, enthusiastic, musical and evangelistic. Sports has also been identified as an instrument of bringing the youth together and instilling in them discipline and leadership qualities while using sporting events to promote evangelism and discipleship. In 1998, the Council commissioned the Nagaland Development Outreach (NDO), the development wing of the Council. 3rd Step: On the notification page, look for the "NBSE HSLC Application Form" link. Tsolie Chase was appointed as the first full-time Treasurer at the Jaluke Council Session, from 14th to 16th January 1983, as recommended by the Executive Committee (vide NSCE-83/l18). Its first session in the form of a Youth Convention was held at Kohima from 31st March to 2nd April, 1972. Miles Bronson established a Christian Mission Centre at Namsang village in 1839. For this, different programmes are being initiated for its Associations and Churches. Resolutions and Pledges were passed from one District to another as the public responded to the call for peace. The constitutional head of state is the governor, appointed by the president of India. village, persistently invited Godhula and Clark to their village to teach them 1. 2 See answers Advertisement . April 2, 2006 1. The Rev.Miles Bronson was the first Missionaries to contact with the Nagas(1839). When Billy Graham spoke in Nagaland in 1973 he drew crowds of more than 100,000. There are several views expressed by scholars regarding the origin of the word Naga. through Godhula and within a short time of acquaintance; the three developed a [Source: UNDP Human Development Report Nagaland 2008, p.18]. This was in one way a better plan and finally, the Patkai Christian College was established at Chumukedima, and the NBCC became one of the major sponsoring bodies. A working Committee has also been set up to work out a strategy to initiate changes. Hornbill Festival. Reverend C-D King and Rev. I saw that they were anxious for something better for their A number of consultations and seminars on various themes were also conducted which are significant and may remain as land marks in the history of the Council. Later S. W. Rivenburg and his wife took charge of the Angami work from the Kings, and slowly won more souls to Christ. Longri Ao, Kenneth Kerhuo, L. Lungalang, M. Aram, and Lungshim Shaiza, had requested Kevi Yalley to be a spokesperson for the Nagas. Bayav Hill, Po Box. Historical Beginnings of the Baptist Church in Nagaland. This was closely followed by a series of five talks between the Naga representatives and the Government represented by the two advisers to the Governor, Z. Zopianga, and Ramunny. Sema Baptist Association 12. At the Dimapur Annual Session of 1967, the Nagaland Baptist Womens Union was also officially represented for the first time by its officers J. Savino (President) and L. Noksangchila Ao (Secretary). Then at the Special Joint Meeting of the NBCC Executive Committee and Church elders at Kohima, from 27th to 29th June 1967, the pressing need for a Christian college in Nagaland, through which young people could be trained aright for secular as well as Christian Ministries, was strongly voiced out. December 16 through the RongsensLenmang (Ao-Ahom Trade Route that ran The story telling sessions included moralizing accounts of Abraham, He continued to inspire the independence movement from there till his death in 1990.[10]. Dr. E. W. Clark and his wife Mary Mead following his appointment as missionary to India, left Boston in October 20, 1868 and sailed for one hundred and sixty days in the bark "Pearl" bound for Calcutta, and after travelling by trains, steamer and elephant, arrived at Sibsagar in Edwin W. Clark and his wife served as missionaries in Nagaland India. gathering up, at harvest time, their crops and all, bringing all down as a end of three days they were convinced that he was not a government spy but a This was followed by peace overtures. Clark took charge as superintendent of the Mission The first administrative headquarter established by the British in Naga Hills: First Chairman of Naga Peoples Convention: First Political Martyr in the Naga Independence Struggle: First president of the Womens Federation, Naga National Council: First Superintendent of Police (SP) Office in Naga Hills District : First police station: Kohima North Police Station, 1933. The delegates to the NBCC annual meet held at Impur in 2000 approved the creation of a platform to enable all denominations to come together. Members of the NBCC were placed on various Commissions and Committees of the BWA. Rev. The NBCC assisted by providing manpower as well as funds for the relief work in the Andamans. Village Council sent sixty warriors to escort Clark. Clark and his wife continued their work from Molung for the Aos. These Missionaries were farsighted and as they laboured to spread the Gospel amongst the various Naga tribes, they also began to build leadership among the local people to whom they could impart responsibility at the event of their leaving Nagaland to continue . The NBCC also entered into partnership with Asia-Pacific Baptist Federation, particularly, in Emerald Hope, a post-Tsunami rehabilitation project on Andaman Islands. Khala's father helped to plant 200 churches in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian state north of Nagaland. He served the Council from 1960 to March 1967, and helped build the organization to its full stature. In all peace talks in New Delhi, the Naga delegation was led by Kughato Sukhai. Instagram. Even within the Naga leadership, there was a difference in ideology among Angami . 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