Village Council sent sixty warriors to escort Clark. As early as the mid-forties the Naga Hills Christian Church Advisory Council appears to have passed a resolution on alcohol prohibition and it stressed even an exclusion from Christian fellowship, i.e. strong friendship with reciprocal interests. true friend and a messenger of the Gospel, and he was bestowed every favor and On 23 January 1993, the Isaac-Muivah group of the NSCN (NSCN(IM)) was admitted to the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). event in Naga history unfolded with a lot of danger, threat and sacrifice. Here Are Some of the Most Alluring Festivals Celebrated in Nagaland -. 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. to baptise. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), first Naga Dental Surgeon / Dentist from Nagaland, Neichiilieii Nikki Haralu A life of Testimony (MorungExpress), Trans Model from Nagaland breaking barriers (EasternMirror), UNDP : Human Development Report 2009 Kohima. Assamese Evangelist, Godhula, and also came in contact with the Ao Nagas who Answer (1 of 2): About Nagaland The tremendous growth of Christianity in Nagaland started from a place called Molungkimong and is the result of the missionaries, Edward Winter Clark(an American) and Godhula(an Assamese from Sibsagar). Get the answers you need, now! Michael Scott left India in 1966. Linkedin. 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. Few schools were also opened by the Government in addition to the Mission school. Tanquist, in an unpublished paper in 1936, referred to the use of a Naga Mission to distinguish it from the other two fields, namely, Assamese Field and Garo Field, all under the American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. Clarks eyes were set on the Naga hills burdened by the Lords voice to go and The 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. He continued to inspire the independence movement from there till his death in 1990.[10]. By the year 1887 the latest Missionary advance in Assam was called the Naga Mission to distinguish it from the Assam Mission in the Brahmaputra Valley and the Garo Mission. The Baptist Mission work had grown steadily in the Assam plains for years and the Church membership had been steadily increasing. 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. Buckinghams Bungalow at Amguri. Lotha Baptist Association 9. Phizo escaped from the region through East Pakistan and went into exile to London. If you want to submit, write to us Contact ]. Later on, both the State Government and the Church were to recognize him as a Man of Peace. His time was eventful and it was full of new ventures. In its third Convention held at Wokha from 31 January 2 February 1964 which was said to have been attended by 5,000 representatives from all ethnic groups of Nagaland, the NBCC made a historic resolution welcoming the proposed "Peace-Talk" and to request the Government to make available the services of Jayaprakash Narayan, Bimala Prasad Chaliha and Rev. The resolution of the Findings Committee was that all Nagas should come together for establishing a closer Church Ministry with a united effort. The NBCC also brought out Scripture Series for Classes 1-8 in 2002 and the State Government granted permission for its use in schools. 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). 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. This effort continued in 1997 with 2nd December being marked as Repentance Day and Churches observed this day with prayer and fasting. The third day after the fatiguing Witter and his wife began their promising work among the Lothas. see the school increased. labor and the nature of the work, Clark writes, the news from the Naga hills At this centre, various programmes and activities including fisheries and plantations are being taken up. journey, took rest by the bank of Tzrang (Tero) river in the perilous jungle They were vicious warriors using inter-village fights to settle land disputes and establish power. 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. Hornbill Festival. W. Pongsing Konyak who had been appointed as.the first Director of the Nagaland Development Outreach, the newly commissioned development wing of the NBCC. Meanwhile, a new Mission Field had been set up at Ukhrul among the Tangkhul Nagas of Manipur, under the leadership of William Pettigrew. Mary Mead narrates the touching, solemn scene The other members were Imkongmeren, Vice President, Issac Swu, Foreign Secretary, S. Angam, and Dallinamo. Disputes arose over the interpretation of the agreement, and many in the NNC opposed it. Khala was born into the devout Christian family of a Naga missionary pastor. However, the neighboring British Empire annexed Assam in 1828 following the 1826 Treaty of Yandabo. The minutes of the 40th Annual Session of Ao Naga Baptist Association (generally known as Ao Mungdang) at Merangkong, from 19th to 22nd November 1936, mentioned the presence of a delegation of five Angami Church leaders who exhorted the gathering saying that Nagas would not join a Council with the plains people but would rather come together as one Naga group. Yimchunger Baptist Association 14. Nagaland Post First & Foremost Nagaland English Newspaper Friday, September 2, 2022. The BWA even nominated two representatives to work with the NBCC in the Healing and Reconciliation process. In May 1951, the NNC claimed that 99 per cent of the Naga people supported a referendum to secede from India, which was summarily rejected by the government in New Delhi. It was also urged that youth and women branches of Mission be established in all Churches and institutions across Nagaland to strengthen the faith movement. Keeping this in mind, a master plan is being prepared with the vision of accomplishing much more in the future. In order to provide a space to men and women to participate in the Ministry of the Council, a networking structure called the Nagaland Intercession Network (NINET) was planned and approved by the Executive. Nagaland is governed by a Council of Ministers, headed by a chief minister, which is responsible to the 60-member Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). The holding of an occasional Naga Baptist Convention, to meet along the lines of the annual session of the Council, had also been regularized by this time. and every possible space and they hurried back to the village in the evening The NBCC is a dynamic and growing Organization. chapel was built in the village with the permission of the Kosasanger Village However, the work was a good beginning as this would lay the foundation for the later Churches in the subsequent years. The seventies and eighties saw a great spiritual awakening in the Nagaland Baptist Churches, and the Churches grew numerically and spiritually. In the 1870s, Dr. & Mrs. E. W. Clark worked among the Ao people. That day, 620 candidates were baptized by 20 Ministers. 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. From the Kohima Field, the Missionaries continued to supervise the works in the Chakhesang, Pochury, Kuki, Zeliang, Smi, Mao, Poumai and Rengma areas. 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. through Molungkimong and connected Ao villages with Assam). The NBCC also secured land near the Secretariat Complex at Kohima for establishing a Convention Center. A Peace Director was employed to oversee the peace work. During the time when the Rivenburgs had been away on a break in 1907, H.B. Some of those who appreciate Christianity the most, During the first year of the launch of the scheme, the Centre had transferred 5.55 crore, while 91.82 crore and 122.19 crore was transferred during 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal years . at the Mission Chapel as the new converts accepted the ordinances in broken reached Sibsagar on November 8. It revived the Kohima Baptist Pastors Fellowship. Thungjamo Lotha was appointed as the first full-time Youth Secretary in 1981. Clark and his wife continued their work from Molung for the Aos. in the plains sector. Kohima, Oct. 22 (EMN): It was on October 15 1977 at Pfutsero in Phek district when churches affiliated with the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) made a covenant with God to send 10,000 missionaries into the world to spread the Gospel, the message of Christ Jesus. J.E. Briefly, his associate Lovepreet Singh Toofan had been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a person who was strongly . 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. Kohima Diocese is situated in the north-east of India, sharing the international border with Myanmar. I. Ayutemjen of Ao Mungdang at Impur was appointed as the first Promotional Secretary. The exact name of the Council cannot be ascertained for lack of documentary evidence; however, it was known as the Naga Hills Baptist Church Advisory Council. In May 1975 the Liaison Committee of the NPC, consisting of Rev. 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. "God through my. When Billy Graham spoke in Nagaland in 1973 he drew crowds of more than 100,000. [6], Protestant Christian missionaries from America in the nineteenth century were successful in converting many among the Nagas. In a short while, with the seeds of Calcutta, and after travelling by trains, steamer and elephant, arrived at During this time Rev. Sangtam Baptist Association 13. Suffering threats on his life the Arthington missionaries in 1897. He started this massive campaign in the Great Britain stating that African slaves should be freed. Nagaland is a predominantly Christian area and Nagas serving in the armed forces and police are all Christians and their spiritual welfare is the concern of the Church. In pursuance of this stance, the Naga Baptist women conducted demonstrations and protests in many towns in Nagaland and the Baptist Associations across the State zealously supported the liquor prohibition movement. Executive Secretary: Rev. Then a new day of Christian Mission dawned among the Nagas. Though the peace mission was dissolved when Rev. to Godhula and Clark and the formers acquisition of basic English and Some believe that the word Naga has evolved from the Sanskrit word Nagna which . Bronson arrived in Assam but did not reach Nagaland himself. At the Council meeting at Kohima from 26th to 29th November 1959, the post of an Executive Secretary was created with the headquarters of the Centre located at Kohima. The Kenneth Complex (guest house cum conference rooms) project which began in 2002 was completed in 2009. This coming reminded of the mighty works of Gods for Nagas, and the Molungkimong Baptist Likewise on a smaller scale the Rengmas also began to yield to Christ. December 1870 till October 1871 at Sibsagar and was baptized in 1871 by Clark 1952-1997 Nagaland Revival. In 1998, the Council commissioned the Nagaland Development Outreach (NDO), the development wing of the Council. Sidney Rivenburg were among the first American missionaries of the Baptist church who brought their message of Christianity to Nagaland. Time after time they called on me and insisted that I (1876), and on to Impur (1894), and beyond, is indeed a spiritual fruition of Similar forms of chaplaincy for hospitals and jails have been made by the NBCC. which transformed the life of the Nagas. Edwin W. Clark and his wife served as missionaries in Nagaland India. Sema Baptist Association 12. The First Missionaries (Acts 13:1-13) Related Media. through Godhula and within a short time of acquaintance; the three developed a Bronson left the Namsang Mission permanently and joined the Sibsagar Mission. India is my motherland. Supongmeren, along with other natives of the The Angami, Neisier by name told the audience that Nagas would not join the proposed Council of Churches (perhaps in North East India?). Clark recounts the event in the BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav lauded Christian missionaries saying, "It was due to the sacrifices of the missionaries that the people of this . There were charges and counter-charges between the Security forces and the Nagas for breach of the terms of the agreement. Sibsagar in March 30, 1869. After a week, when Godhula proposed to return to the Nagaland Christian Revival Church weighs in at around eleven percent. At the onset let me state this fact as clearly and as bluntly as possible: I am an Indian Christian. This marked a turning point for the Council as its scope began to increase. In Manipur particularly, ethnic violence erupted between the Nagas and Kukis, with both sides suffering hundreds of casualties. Two years later, on March 18, 1913, Edwin Clark entered into his rest. In 1999, The NBCC saw a change in leadership with Rev. Khiamniungan Baptist Association6. The first contact of the American Baptist Mission working in Assam with the Naga tribesmen was with the Tirap Nagas. In the 1870s, Dr. & Mrs. E. W. Clark worked among the Ao people. 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. Here's a look at how history of Christianity unfolded in our land. 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. This Miles Bronson in 1839, who stayed for a short period among Nocte Naga in Namsang under Tirap district of present day Arunachal Pradesh. [2] NBCC made further progress in providing Chaplains in major cities such as Delhi, Pune, Bangalore. accept the new religion. Zeliang Baptist Association. The Nagaland Baptist Womens Union was organized in the early part of 1967, and it became the womens wing of the Council. The first of such Naga Christian fellowships (NCF) was set up at Shillong. though Godhula proclaimed himself as teacher of a new religion, some village Who was the first christian missionary if Nagaland? by Clark at the same Dikhuriver in the same way while they received baptism. Baptism is the predominant denomination, and the state is known as the only predominantly Baptist state in the world. P. Dozo was released from his post as General Secretary and Rev. Nagaland Baptist Church Council Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), List of Chief Ministers of Assam Chief Minister of Assam, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, https://www.britannica.com/place/Nagaland/Government-and-society#ref46186, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Nagas&oldid=1134271923, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 21:13. It was not until April of 1951 that the first Roman Catholic Church was es-tablished among the Lotha-Naga tribe, and Catholics now number around three percent of Naga Christians. In the winter of 1871, Godhula made several first to carry the Gospel to the Naga hills. of Molungkimong had gone down to Sibsagar to search for his son, got acquainted The history of the Nagas dates back centuries, but first appear in written records of Ahom kingdom during the medieval period of Indian history. 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 Council is also working towards restructuring the Baptist Churches to enable the Churches to make a greater impact. The organisation seeing the need and importance of education, set up a Board of Christian Education to supervise the Baptist English schools in Nagaland. 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. following words These men were down from the hills to trade they stood She was known for her opposition against religious conversions that were taking place in Nagaland then and was a staunch nationalist. Moaliba Tzudir and village council chairman Imsutemjen Tzudir holding the Dr. EW Clark gospel torch at Molungkimong. Rev. In the Dimapur meeting of 1961, the post of a Promotional Secretary was also created to share responsibility with the Executive Secretary and more particularly to promote the Churches (ANBC-61/49). In 1918, a group of educated Nagas formed Naga Club in 1918. Rev. The tremendous growth of Baptist For example, ten village schools, supported in part by Government, had a combined enrolment of 130 pupils. Fratricidal violence among revolutionary groups continued into the 1990s. The first followers were fishermen from the region of the Sea of Galilee and were usually called in pairs. The Kohima Field became the gateway of evangelistic effort to the neighbouring Naga communities. Discussion for peace continued. The administrative building complex, with the facilities of general office, rooms for womens work and youth departments, one hall and a guest room, was completed with contributions from the Associations and Churches including a generous grant of `76, 714 from the CBCNEI. Upon their arrival in 1891, they held an audience with King George Tupou I, who granted them permission to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some also believe that Paul was the first missionary. Clark took charge as superintendent of the Mission For this, different programmes are being initiated for its Associations and Churches. 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. Thus the first Church in Naga soil was established. 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. Twitter. The Women Department organized Statewide peace processions on the 29th of February 1996, which received a massive response. This is the first known instance of a ruler of Nepal giving permission for Christians to live and propagate their faith in the country. Therefore, the Council began a Guest House project in 2002 and was completed in 2011, and named it the Kenneth Complex. The following month in December, Rev. Miles Bronson worked among Nagas from about 1842-1852 along with Assamese called Goghula.11 He taught them Christianity and the art of cultivating tea, then Bronson opened a school at Namsang in the Konyak area in the border of Assam. At the Council headquarters, the compound not only looked bare and old and despite visitors preferring to stay at the compound, it was not possible to host guests. In 1897 the first Churches conference was held at Molungyimsen. 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]. By 1952, the NNC, led a guerrilla movement. This Ministry was a response to the crisis being faced by Naga youth, many of whom had been led astray by drugs and alcohol. The NBCC gave full endorsement and cooperation to the NBWU and its leaders in their struggle for total prohibition of liquor in Nagaland (ANBC-74/283). They came with craftsmen who rebuilt . 1868 and sailed for one hundred and sixty days in the bark Pearl bound for The 37th Annual Session at Ngawlwa, from 1st to 3rd March 1974, gave a mandate to constitute a Nagaland Theological Conference for Fellowship and promotion of theological. He continued to report that there was no visible progress to speak of. Another song he sang with He came with a rich experience of faithful and dedicated Ministry under the CBCNEI, as Teacher at Jorhat and Missionary to the Konyaks. Ravalico, the pioneer of Catholic faith in Manipur. The Dicksons were young, enthusiastic, musical and evangelistic. 9 and 10). 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 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. Later S. W. Rivenburg and his wife took charge of the Angami work from the Kings, and slowly won more souls to Christ. The NBCC is also one of the sponsoring members of the Clark Theological College (CTC), established in 1972 at Aolijen near Mokokchung. Eventually, Godhula made a trip to 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. The Lothas began to take forward strides. The first was in 1952, then again in 1976. Zhabu Terhuja. But the work was not wholly given up. [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. Whiting in 1851 and became a member of the Sibsagar Baptist Church. Assamese. The first missionary in the Naga hills is believed to be Rev. On 3 August 1968, "Gen" Kaito, a Naga leader, was assassinated in broad daylight in the heart of Kohima town. accepted with collective responsibility of consequent adversity or fortune and Dr. Anjo Keikung, the Council continues to expand its role and vision. 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. A hall with 5000 sitting capacity will be a special feature of the Centre. Nagaland - Religion. Those pupils for the most part attended Sunday schools. 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. The ENPO is the umbrella body of seven tribes of eastern Nagaland: Chang, Khiamniungan, Konyak, Phom, Santam, Tikhir and Yimkhiung. establishment of the first Baptist Church in Nagaland. [1] It is the mission department of the Baptist Churches in Nagaland yet is autonomous in its functions. the whole village. They opened a Primary school, and Bronson wrote a Naga vocabulary book, a catechism, and a book called Natahema Heran Kabanva Nyapran, which is the first book to be written in a Naga language. Churches in Nagaland which started at Molungkimong (1872), then at Molungyimsen It was voted that three Secretaries be appointed for the three Districts of the time, Kohima, Mokokchung and Tuensang with an Executive Committee comprising of seven elected members (Action Nos. The need of a central headquarter for the Council was strongly felt and at last it was decided that the headquarters of the Council would be established at Kohima (AEC-71/102). The Council also continued to respond to social issues and the Nagaland Baptist Youth Front, the Youth Wing of the NBCC set up the New Life Ministry, a Ministry to reach out to drug users and alcoholics, at Dimapur in 1996. some twenty-three or thirty, Godhula says, have been talking seriously of While Godhula and Clark were drawn However, no positive agreement could be reached as a result of these talks. I refused every invitation for I knew that there was problem and fear. uphill journey, they reached Angotzkong hillock from where, as part of their people, till these many hills shall be vocal with Your praise. Entering the 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. from. The Gospel of Jesus Christ was first brought to Nagaland by the white American Missionaries. Clark set up his Mission Station here until it was shifted to Impur in 1894. This was followed by peace overtures. And all of a sudden, mass conversion took place and many Smis became Christians within a short time. 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. (To-day, hear His voice). 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