In Kohima, C.D. In the last days of the British Raj, he held talks trying to achieve a sovereign Naga nation. Thus the first Church in Naga soil was established. [1][2], During the 1830's, the British dispatched several expeditionary forces to Assam in order to solidify their control over the region; in 1845, British officials signed a non-aggression pact with several Naga chiefs to bring an end to Naga raids on British-controlled territory in Assam. Christianity first came to Nagaland in 1872 and the missionaries were successful in converting 95% of the Nagas to Christianity. A Home Mission Board was established at the annual meeting at Mokokchung in 1960 and created the idea of a Home Mission Division (ANBC-69/206). sermon and also administered the first Lords Supper which marking the Historically speaking, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council was organised in 1935 at Kohima as the Naga Hills Baptist Church Advisory Board and it was renamed as the Naga Hills Baptist Church Council in 1937. By the end of 1988, Rev. Sibsagar, women and children wept, and to do him proper honour fourty men was The Missionaries, then in Assam, were fully aware that the Nagas presented a most challenging and promising opportunity. to baptise. This revival came in two phases. To commemorate the celebration of 150 years of Christianity in Nagaland, a "Gospel torch" in memory of Dr. Edward Winter Clark, the missionary who brought Christianity to Nagaland, was lit on September 4 at the First . of counting as the date to take him to the village. The first legislative assembly was formed on February 11, 1964. 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. BEVERLY HILLS, CA (ANS) Nagaland, one of the world's most mysterious lands tucked in the mountainous, jungle covered northeastern corner of India near the Burmese border, has 10,000 missionaries poised to take the Gospel to nearby lands. enemies, deadly diseases and famine. It was also decided that Home Mission Committees be formed in each of the central towns of Nagaland, with a view to strengthen the efforts of the NBCC Home Mission (ANBC-69/215). He had a vision of an integrated Naga Baptist Churches in this region. Zeliang Baptist Association. The Nagaland Missionary Movement (NMM) is a denominational mission organization under the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), consisting of 20 Baptist associations with 1,325 local churches. Click 'Start Quiz' to . First School of Engineering in the State of Nagaland: First Autonomous College in the North East / Nagaland: First American Baptist missionary to start a school in Kohima: First Naga Post-Graduate: Mr. Sashimeren Aier. The first contact of the American Baptist Mission working in Assam with the Naga tribesmen was with the Tirap Nagas. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Nagaland Assembly announced Indian English as the official language of Nagaland and it is also the medium for education in Nagaland since 1967. strength he can go with them. Thus the Police Baptist Churches in Nagaland were brought under the administration of NBCC and later on became one of the Associations under the umbrella of the Council. Many of the member Associations began to establish and manage Baptist schools to provide quality education and to lay the foundation of Christian principles. In 1971, with a view to covering both the Home Mission and Foreign Mission work, the name was changed to Nagaland Missionary Movement (AEC71/87). The idea was to expand this network to the global prayer bodies. Witter and his wife began their promising work among the Lothas. We give below the details of the stay of the American Baptist Missionaries in the Naga Hills, the places in which they established mission stations, and the respective dates of arrival, furlough and departure. During this period, the work among the Lothas faced a setback owing to the absence of the Witters. Clark and his wife continued their work from Molung for the Aos. Stakes are high for the BJP ahead of the counting of votes on Thursday for three state assembly polls as results will signal if it has deepened its roots in Tripura, a Left bastion captured by the party in 2018, and made further inroads in Meghalaya and Nagaland, or the opposition has managed to dent its influence. Mr. E. W. Clark visited Molungyimchen village for the first time in December 1872. accepted with collective responsibility of consequent adversity or fortune and In Manipur particularly, ethnic violence erupted between the Nagas and Kukis, with both sides suffering hundreds of casualties. BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav lauded Christian missionaries saying, "It was due to the sacrifices of the missionaries that the people of this . They are made up of 13 tribes (some say 20-40 ethnic groups), all having a different language and customs. 1 Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul. The Gospel of Jesus Christ was first brought to Nagaland by the white American Missionaries. From the Kohima Field, the Missionaries continued to supervise the works in the Chakhesang, Pochury, Kuki, Zeliang, Smi, Mao, Poumai and Rengma areas. Nagaland is almost entirely inhabited by the Naga tribes except some Kukis, Kacharis, Garos, Mikris, Benglalees, and Assamese etc. Rikum was commissioned by the Ao Mungdang as a MIssionary Evangelist for Nagaland, and this designation and his ministry were welcomed and approved by the Council. Its first session in the form of a Youth Convention was held at Kohima from 31st March to 2nd April, 1972. The NDO has also initiated seminars and workshops on youth leadership and development, theology of development and other socio-economic development trainings. When Billy Graham spoke in Nagaland in 1973 he drew crowds of more than 100,000. part of history was carved out in an uncertain pretext of better or worse, blessing The Council also began to expand its Ministry beyond Nagaland and for the first time under the leadership of the NBCC General Secretary, the Shillong Naga Students Penetration Programme was held in September, 1982. S. W. Rivenburg records, On their return to their mountain home, a small With the creation of an organisation with a defined constitution, including Secretaries and several committees, the question of local funding also became a necessity and the need for some form of contribution from the member Associations and Churches. As his interest grew in the promise of the Dickson and his wife looked after the work at Kohima. For this purpose a Committee has been constituted to work towards a proposal for restructuring. NBCC made further progress in providing Chaplains in major cities such as Delhi, Pune, Bangalore. Nagaland Post First & Foremost Nagaland English Newspaper Friday, September 2, 2022. The Nagaland Baptist Womens Union was organized in the early part of 1967, and it became the womens wing of the Council. 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. A Hymn book, Highest Praise, was also published for use in the schools. Though much of the credit for spreading Christianity in the Naga hills of the then Assam state has been given to an American missionary, Edward Winter Clarke, Godhula was the first missionary to set foot in Naga hills in 1871. began to soften their hard hearts and they called this rude hut the sweet 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. though Godhula proclaimed himself as teacher of a new religion, some village But after years of education, consultation and theological deliberation, some Churches took the initiative to address the issue. [5] After India became independent from British rule in 1947, the Naga became Indian citizens, though an ongoing ethnic conflict exists in the region since 1958. promised to visit Molungkimong. Disputes arose over the interpretation of the agreement, and many in the NNC opposed it. The Annual Session at Kohima, from 11th to 13th October 1966, went further to suggest a prohibition of liquor shops and bars. Tanquist, in an unpublished paper in 1936, referred to the use of a Naga Mission to distinguish it from the other two fields, namely, Assamese Field and Garo Field, all under the American Baptist Mission. at the Mission Chapel as the new converts accepted the ordinances in broken The cessation of ceasefire ended in 1972. 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. Meanwhile, a proposal came from Tuisem Shishak for the possibility of establishing a Christian college in this region. On A hall with 5000 sitting capacity will be a special feature of the Centre. people, till these many hills shall be vocal with Your praise. Entering the 18. It revived the Kohima Baptist Pastors Fellowship. At the onset let me state this fact as clearly and as bluntly as possible: I am an Indian Christian. following words These men were down from the hills to trade they stood All the talk was official, with the All Associations, women and youth organizations, including local Churches, were requested to contribute as much as they could towards the establishment of this centre. The first missionary in the Naga hills is believed to be Rev. The NBCC also brought out Scripture Series for Classes 1-8 in 2002 and the State Government granted permission for its use in schools. Council. Kuki Baptist Association 8. The Council began to strengthen its network outside by becoming a constituent member of the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI) as well as a member of the Asian Baptist Federation (ABF) and the Baptist World Alliance (BWA). Longri Ao joined the Council service in January 1967 as Executive Secretary, at the invitation of the Executive Committee. on December 22, 1872, the fifteen converts were baptized by Clark. His statement was welcomed by the Ao Christians there. Briefly, his associate Lovepreet Singh Toofan had been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a person who was strongly . Jesus and heaven were names now heard for the first time. At the 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. Miles Bronson established a Christian Mission Centre at Namsang village in 1839. The constitutional head of state is the governor, appointed by the president of India. Statewide peace rallies were initiated by the Council from 7th to 22nd March, 1997. A complete solution for peace, which remains crucial for the people of Nagaland and the development of India's northeastern states in general, has not completely been found.[13]. rude hut and guards were assigned to watch him. Tanquist, The Gospel Among the Nagas, as reported in 1936). They were overjoyed to learn of a great spiritual awakening among the Angami, Smi, Lotha, and other Naga groups. But when he went to his village intending to bring a wife, his village was attacked by a neighbouring Naga tribe and he was killed. Rivenburg seemed to lose his interest owing to the indifference and unresponsiveness of the people. Clark set up his Mission Station here until it was shifted to Impur in 1894. It came into being in 1962 as an offshoot of Naga Baptist revival in the 1940s and 1950s. Rev.Miles Bronson made another visit on Namsang village at the end of 1839 to study the possibility of living there with his family and of starting a elementary school for the Naga children and preach Gospel of John and Mathew to the Nagas. Towards the close of this decade they could sense some improvement in the Ao villages year by year and by 1891 the total membership in the three Ao Churches so far was 71. journey, took rest by the bank of Tzrang (Tero) river in the perilous jungle Keeping this in mind, a master plan is being prepared with the vision of accomplishing much more in the future. On 23 January 1993, the Isaac-Muivah group of the NSCN (NSCN(IM)) was admitted to the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). About 95 percent of Nagaland's 1.21 million people are Christian, most of whom are Baptists, thanks to the work of Baptist missionaries that have been in Nagaland since the late 19th century. According to their traditions, each village is an independent republic; initially, they wanted to be free from all outside domination. IntroductionWho are the Nagas? protect my life, and give me strength to live and labour many years among these However, the work was a good beginning as this would lay the foundation for the later Churches in the subsequent years. Explore the roots of Christian missionary activity, then examine its impact in Asia and the Americas. Representational Image. The NBCC also initiated the annual Heads of Schools Conference. By 1952, the NNC, led a guerrilla movement. fascinated to hear the good news since the natives lived with threat of For some time there was little insurgency inside Nagaland. That's the message of Isak Chishi Swu, the Christian President of the People's Republic of . And for effective and proper running of the Council's ministry, this Constitution has been adopted by the NBCC and is operative sinceRead More And the religious pitch is getting shrill every passing day. Edward Winter Clark was unveiled in Akhoya village, in Nagaland, casting him as 'the first missionary to the Naga soil.' This description, however, is not substantiated by historical fact. Nagaland is covered by the law as India says rebel groups operate from thick jungles of an unfenced region that also spans the neighbouring states of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, which border . In its initial years, the British East India Company prohibited evangelising amongst the colonies. Twitter. The state recorded 76.57 percent of polling. Michael Scott, an Anglican Churchman; Jayaprakash Narayan, a Gandhian and Sarvodaya leader; and B.P. In 1894 Lotha, and many in the promise of the Dickson and his wife continued their work Molung! 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