Baptist Church of Mizoram is an association of Baptist Christian churches in India. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Lunglei, Mizoram.
| Baptist Church of Mizoram | |
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| Classification | Evangelicalism |
| Orientation | Baptist |
| President | Rev. K.V. Thanga |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Baptist Church of Mizoram Office, Serkawn, Lunglei, Mizoram, India |
| Origin | 11 January 1894 Mizoram, India |
| Congregations | 663 |
| Members | 122,072 |
| Official website | www |
History
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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
editA 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
editZBM 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
editBCM 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
editThe 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
editAt 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
editBCM is a member of the Baptist World Alliance.
Education
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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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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".
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.
HATIM is the first Christian residential co-educational college in Mizoram, India, and is located in Lunglei.
Nursing College
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Gerald H. Anderson, Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 1999, p. 410
- ^ ToMz, Baptist Church of Mizoram : About & History, timesofmizoram.com, India, June 28, 2017
- ^ ToMz, Baptist Church of Mizoram : About & History, timesofmizoram.com, India, June 28, 2017
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ "GNM Admission Notice – 2023". mizobaptist.org. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Serkawn Christian Hospital Nursing School-a graduate". zonet. Retrieved 13 July 2023.