strong friendship with reciprocal interests. The Council decided that the new religion will be Michael Balavoine had worked with Fr. fifteen members who were ready for baptism gathered at the Chapel to hear the elders suspected Godhula as a spy of the British and kept Godhula in a small In 2004, the Women Department of the Council set up Miqlat, a centre that assists and rescues women who have fallen prey to the flesh trade. 2 See answers Advertisement . The final session was held at the Zonal Council Hall where the Chief Minister, Ministers and a number of MLAs attended. Download Citation | The Church and Peace Process in Nagaland (India) | The Naga insurgency, widely recognized as the longest asymmetric conflict in independent India, has had far-reaching effects . Godhula also professed that God would free and save them from the adversaries For some time there was little insurgency inside Nagaland. This revival came in two phases. 2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set . The development of a spirit of nationalism and sense of a common identity are relatively new concepts among the Naga people. Another song he sang with In 1911, when Clark departed for America, there were 1,128 baptized Naga believers. December 1870 till October 1871 at Sibsagar and was baptized in 1871 by Clark task on the part of the natives to protect the life of the White man, the He continued to inspire the independence movement from there till his death in 1990.[10]. go with them to the hills. Zeliang Baptist Association. following words These men were down from the hills to trade they stood Church extends greetings and Gods blessings to all the Churches in Nagaland Assamese. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi addressed an election rally in Meghalaya's capital Shillong on February 22. In 2002, the Touch Kohima movement was borne out of a strong felt need to impact Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland with the Word of Christ. 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. 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. 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. However, the neighboring British Empire annexed Assam in 1828 following the 1826 Treaty of Yandabo. Ao Baptist Association 3. or curse upon their clan of those who decided to accept the new religion and on As early as 1962 a proposal was made to organize a Nagaland Theological Fellowship (ANBC 62-89). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The final round of talks with Indira Gandhi was held in New Delhi on 3 October 1967. Khala's father helped to plant 200 churches in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian state north of Nagaland. The work among the Lothas continued with Haggard reporting in 1899 that an Assamese Preacher had been sent to work among the Lothas, and that they were also considering the possibility of sending someone to work among the Smi tribesmen. In 1897 the first Churches conference was held at Molungyimsen. [To be further updated. Vikesheswu Vikesheswu 04.09.2020 Sociology Secondary School answered Who was the first christian missionary of nagaland 2 See answers Advertisement . When Billy Graham spoke in Nagaland in 1973 he drew crowds of more than 100,000. This is "uncharted territory". 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. First American Baptist Mission in Naga Hills: First Naga tribe to embrace Christianity: First daily Engligh Newspaper of Nagaland: First Newspaper in Nagaland to be published in multi-colour: First Mobile Service launched in Nagaland: Nagalands first satellite television network: First girl of NCC Nagaland to fly a sortie: The First Transgender Model from Nagaland : The First Naga (Woman) Bollywood Film Producer: Rebecca Changkija. 3rd Step: On the notification page, look for the "NBSE HSLC Application Form" link. However, the work was a good beginning as this would lay the foundation for the later Churches in the subsequent years. Rev. Miles Bronson established a Christian Mission Centre at Namsang village in 1839. Some also believe that Paul was the first missionary. S. W. Rivenburg records, On their return to their mountain home, a small The constitutional head of state is the governor, appointed by the president of India. 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. All Associations, women and youth organizations, including local Churches, were requested to contribute as much as they could towards the establishment of this centre. to Godhula and Clark and the formers acquisition of basic English and 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). Clark recounts the event in the following words Becoming monuments of Gods miraculous work and His sustaining Grace for all Nagas. began to soften their hard hearts and they called this rude hut the sweet Witter started learning Lotha Naga language, prepared books in it and taught them along with preaching. childrenbut as for me the risk was too great to be taken at that time.(Bowers Later it was also proposed to take over the Christian English School at Dimapur from a private management and from 1974 it came under the management of the Council (ANBC -74/296). of head-hunting, famine and plague and that they will be alleviated of all 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. Each group is distinct in character in terms of customs, language and dress. hall for prayer. Bayav Hill, Po Box. Ravalico, the pioneer of Catholic faith in Manipur. At the 33rd Annual Session at Molvom, from 24th to 26th October 1969, a strong Nagaland Central Committee on Liquor Prohibition was formed to further work on this issue (AEC-69/59). Molungkimong village with Supongmeren and some other Molungkimong natives in 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. 2. some twenty-three or thirty, Godhula says, have been talking seriously of Hence, a budget allocation was made to bring in the local resources, and naturally more contributions were expected from the stronger Associations. The State of Nagaland was formally recognised 1 December 1963, as the 16th State of the Indian Union. 4th Step: Candidates must fill out the application form correctly with the assistance of school officials. Elijah, Solomon, Daniel, Noah, Jesus and others to the amazement of the natives. The fratricidal confrontations among the various Naga groups and the State authorities led to the loss of lives, disturbed public order and thwarted the economic development of the State. 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. ANI. It came into being in 1962 as an offshoot of Naga Baptist revival in the 1940s and 1950s. Nearer, still nearer in Assamese, as the villagers flocked around him and 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. Clarks own words During the next few months the number of parties coming to This For this purpose a Committee has been constituted to work towards a proposal for restructuring. [9], Under Phizo, the NNC declared their independence from the British on 14 August 1947, a day before India. I. Ayutemjen of Ao Mungdang at Impur was appointed as the first Promotional Secretary. The Incredible Story of the Nagaland Doctor Who Was Indias First Football Captain! The ENPO is the umbrella body of seven tribes of eastern Nagaland: Chang, Khiamniungan, Konyak, Phom, Santam, Tikhir and Yimkhiung. 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. devotional service was conducted at the Chapel hall where Clark delivered the 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 . MEG was a programme to enthuse Church members to reach out to as many people as they could for Christ before the end of the millennium. Naga forefathers accepted the Gospel with courage, transparency and simplicity The nine names were then registered as members of the Sibsagar Baptist Church. The BWA verbally expressed its hope on the leadership of the NBCC and desired the active participation of the Council in its activities. Clark and his wife continued their work from Molung for the Aos. This stance on prohibition was taken in the resolution of the Naga Baptist Church Council meeting at Mokokchung, as far back as 5th February 1962, when they appealed to the Governor to do all in his power to abolish immediately the sale and use of liquor in Nagaland and divert the fund of the political rum to some other welfare project (ANBC-62/78). Through their influence a beginning of a spiritual movement was seen among the Angamis and the Smis, and quite a number believed and were baptized. As the names India responded by crushing it with their armed forces. Drouyer, Azevedo, Isabel, Drouyer, Ren, THE NAGAS: MEMORIES OF HEADHUNTERS vol.1, White Lotus, 2016, p. 24. The Dicksons were young, enthusiastic, musical and evangelistic. In addition to the Missionary activities of the Clarks at Molung in the Ao Field and the Kings in the Kohima Field, W.E. 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 with them saying that he is a servant of the Master and in His name and In a short while, with the seeds of Historical Beginnings of the Baptist Church in Nagaland. 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. 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. In the annual meeting of the Council in 2009, a Committee was set up to look after this programme. The Niger areas were first touched by the Christian missionaries thanks to the effort of Sir William Wilberforce who fought for the freedom of the slaves. The Year 1997 was also declared as the Jubilee Year and the Council appealed to all Nagas to maintain peace. He brought dynamism and evangelistic fervour to the Council. In the 1870s, Dr. & Mrs. E. W. Clark worked among the Ao people. people, till these many hills shall be vocal with Your praise. Entering the Many of the member Associations began to establish and manage Baptist schools to provide quality education and to lay the foundation of Christian principles. 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. Kuki Baptist Association 8. However, for administrative reasons of the Mission, his vision could not be fully realised and the Naga Baptist Churches of Nagaland as well as of Manipur remained an integral part of the Baptist Mission in Assam under the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (now renamed as the International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches in U.S.A.), and the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India. Church in Nagaland was established by Dr. Clark. Village Council sent sixty warriors to escort Clark. The NBCC also entered into partnership with Asia-Pacific Baptist Federation, particularly, in Emerald Hope, a post-Tsunami rehabilitation project on Andaman Islands. The following month in December, Rev. reminded of the mighty works of Gods for Nagas, and the Molungkimong Baptist Sign up here to get the latest news, updates and special offers delivered directly to your inbox. Michael Scott left India in 1966. This marked a turning point for the Council as its scope began to increase. The minutes of the Council show that financial assistance came from the Council of Baptist Churches in Assam and Manipur (now CBCNEI), the support of the Field Directors or Secretaries of different Associations recommended by the Executive Committee of the Council to the CBCAM. 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. Phillips, who was the Secretary, had written to the Mission office in America thus: After this we solicit your prayerful regard to the Naga Hills. NAGALAND, home to the many Naga tribes, is a hilly State spread across the northeastern hills of India. Villages containing NNC members, persuaded them to cease their clandestine activities. The NSCN later splintered into two, when Khaplang started another group. The state is divided into seven administrative districts. The story telling sessions included moralizing accounts of Abraham, What ensued was Supongmerens act of teaching Ao language, custom and culture the whole village. The first contact of the American Baptist Mission working in Assam with the Naga tribesmen was with the Tirap Nagas. 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. Chapter 17 / Lesson 11. of representatives were given out, some other zealous natives also volunteered P. Dozo was released from his post as General Secretary and Rev. Through NBCCs intervention, stronger institutions contributed funds and assisted the weaker ones on a rotation basis. 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. The First Missionaries (Acts 13:1-13) Related Media. by Clark at the same Dikhuriver in the same way while they received baptism. Preparing to enter the new millennium, the Council took up the Wiping Clean With Christ (Wic-Wic) and MEG programmes. To build up academic standards, uniform questions for term examinations were set for all member schools of the Council. This is the first known instance of a ruler of Nepal giving permission for Christians to live and propagate their faith in the country. Carey, the first Baptist missionary of the modern era, arrived in colonial Calcutta in November 1793 without any travel permits. Next, the Naga leaders selected six of their representatives to hold discussions with the Government. necessary$selfBdefiner$for$most$Nagas$andcannot$be$questioned!$This$is$why$ even$ in$ Naga politics,$ both$ "Overground"$ and$ "Underground",$ the Church$ The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) was formed in the late 1970s by Thuingaleng Muivah, Isak Chishi Swu and S. S. Khaplang. teach all nations thinking about the many people who were accessible to the In 1891 he was supposed to have said this about the situation of his work, Preparation: no harvest, no earning, no flower, not even germination so far as I can see. He decided to change the approach to his Missionary effort among the Angamis. Meyipangma No! came down for trade. In the last days of the British Raj, he held talks trying to achieve a sovereign Naga nation. The total number valid votes was 62,175 out of 62,720 polled in the first election. Later, talk began for the baptism, and the Village Council To strengthen the communication between the Council office and the member Associations as well as the local congregations, the Council began to publish a quarterly newsletter. A Peace Director was employed to oversee the peace work. Village Council decided to invite Clark and made an appointment with him and As his interest grew in the promise of the from. The fierce Konyak Naga tribes are the largest of 16 tribes thriving in the Indian state of Nagaland. 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. On 31 August 1972, the Government banned the three Naga bodies, 1) The Naga National Council, 2) the Naga Federal Government, and 3) the Federal Army. Phom Baptist Association 11. they knew some Assamese I was able to talk to them.(Bowers 1929:198)Godhula On 3 August 1968, "Gen" Kaito, a Naga leader, was assassinated in broad daylight in the heart of Kohima town. The NBCC also contributed to the efforts at restoration of peace and normalcy in the State and in paving the way for a prospective political settlement (see Part III of this book, The NBCCs Work on Peace). Zhabu Terhuja. 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. 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. Council. Sibsagar, women and children wept, and to do him proper honour fourty men was A seminar on Peace Work was also organized on 13th March 1996, at the NBCC office for all its Executive Secretaries. The Gospel of Jesus Christ was first brought to Nagaland by the white American Missionaries. the Natives of Molungkimong assured to protect him and as such Dr. Clark We believe that the present indications lead us to maintain constant readiness to occupy new stations in these hills, extending the work on the Assam side to meet the progress of the Missions in Upper Burma. (Cited by J.E. The NBCC is also one of the sponsoring members of the Clark Theological College (CTC), established in 1972 at Aolijen near Mokokchung. The state recorded 76.57 percent of polling. the constant topics of conversation. (BMM, 1872, Aug. 10). Oral sources recounts that Supongmeren also shared with them about his baptism persons to dig and enlarge the smaller pond beside the drinking pond. 2nd Step: On the home page's right sidebar, click the "Notification" tab. And I am not a persecuted Christian in India. I refused every invitation for I knew that there was 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. A committee was appointed to study and improve the structure and working of NBCC/NMM (ANBC-77/341). sent by the Village Council to accompany him to his house in sibsagor. Discover the world's research 20+ million members Yimchunger Baptist Association 14. 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. Members of the NBCC were placed on various Commissions and Committees of the BWA. Three leaders from the Mao Naga Baptist Church Association also participated in the fellowship as Observers. Another Naga, Longchangleplepzuk from Merangkong village, was baptized by E.W. The NBCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Baptist Union of Denmark and the Church of Christ in Thailand. Tanquist also visited the Chakhesangs with the Good News in the early thirties. NBCC Nagaland Baptist Church Council At first, the name Naga Baptist Church Council was used but after the inauguration of Nagaland as a separate State, a consequential amendment was made and it was then regularized as Nagaland Baptist Church Council as it is used today. He served the Council from 1960 to March 1967, and helped build the organization to its full stature. Tanquist and others had sown the idea of a united Naga Baptist Churches for fellowship and solidarity of witness. The organisation seeing the need and importance of education, set up a Board of Christian Education to supervise the Baptist English schools in Nagaland. In line with the latest revision of the constitution, the existing nomenclatures such as Field Director, Field Secretary, Field Supervisor. [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. to baptise. 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. The Namsang Naga Mission was abandoned for about thirty years, from 1840 to 1870, until Rev. Briefly, his associate Lovepreet Singh Toofan had been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a person who was strongly . Sidney Rivenburg were among the first American missionaries of the Baptist church who brought their message of Christianity to Nagaland. Here, the history of Christianity turns its new page in the 1840s. 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. A Hymn book, Highest Praise, was also published for use in the schools. protect my life, and give me strength to live and labour many years among these 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). Later S. W. Rivenburg and his wife took charge of the Angami work from the Kings, and slowly won more souls to Christ. Similar forms of chaplaincy for hospitals and jails have been made by the NBCC. The second Saturday of March has been set aside as the Nagaland Day of Prayer and Fasting, with prayers and fasting being observed at the State as well as District level. Churches in Nagaland which started at Molungkimong (1872), then at Molungyimsen Rengma Baptist Association 10. After sometime some Smi boys would drift into schools in Kohima and Impur, become Christians and go back to their villages and they either went back to their old life or remained as secret Christians. The ceasefire declaration was followed by a series of peace talks primarily between the members of the peace mission, the Naga leaders and team of peace observers. 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. To Clarks surprise, Godhula, volunteered to go However, plagued with illness, the family shifted to Assam and Rhoda Bronson died there on 7th December 1840, thus becoming the first Missionary to sacrifice her life for the Nagas. Today, NBCC has 20 full fledged Associations, 4 Associate members, 15553 Churches and 5,19,000 members. Calcutta, and after travelling by trains, steamer and elephant, arrived at in the plains sector. 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). IntroductionWho are the Nagas? 1st Step: Go to the NBSE's official website. In 1918, a group of educated Nagas formed Naga Club in 1918. Dickson and his wife looked after the work at Kohima. Get The Latest Nagaland News Today, News on Nagaland Politics, Nagaland Sports, Educations, Business, News on Northeast India Nagas. During national and international crisis NBCC has made an effort to reach out and provide assistance whether in Orissa (post cyclone relief), Japan (Tsunami and earthquake) or flood affected Thailand. The history of the Nagas dates back centuries, but first appear in written records of Ahom kingdom during the medieval period of Indian history. The NBCC assisted by providing manpower as well as funds for the relief work in the Andamans. Bronson arrived in Assam but did not reach Nagaland himself. village, persistently invited Godhula and Clark to their village to teach them stories. [12] see the school increased. end of three days they were convinced that he was not a government spy but a accept the new religion. This coming [6], Protestant Christian missionaries from America in the nineteenth century were successful in converting many among the Nagas. Here's a look at how history of Christianity unfolded in our land. Phizo escaped from the region through East Pakistan and went into exile to London. strength he can go with them. uncivilized Nagas from the hills, dubbed by the Assamese as head-cutters, 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. Tezenlo Thong, "A Clash of Worldviews: The Impact of Modern Western Notion of Progress on Naga Culture, 1832-1947,", Drouyer, Isabel, Drouyer Ren, THE NAGAS: MEMORIES OF HEADHUNTERS, White Lotus, 2016, p.1, Prongo, K. "Dawning Of Truth To Crown Indo-Naga Talks", ManipurOnline, 22 September 2002. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur) The recent killings of civilians by security forces in a case of alleged mistaken identity in Nagaland has once again rekindled the debate over the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), a law that . enemies, deadly diseases and famine. 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