Garo Baptist Convention

Garo Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination of India and Bangladesh. It is named after the ethnic group of the name Garo. Most members of this church are in Meghalaya. In Bangladesh the central office of the GBC is located in Birisiri under the suburban area Susong Durgapur of Netrokona District. It is affiliated with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Alliance).

Garo Baptist Convention
AbbreviationGBC
ClassificationEvangelicalism
TheologyBaptist
PresidentMr. Sundar A Sangma
General SecretaryRev Janang R. Sangma
AssociationsCouncil of Baptist Churches in Northeast India, Baptist World Alliance
RegionMeghalaya, Assam, Bangladesh
LanguageGaro
HeadquartersTura, India
FounderAmerican Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Congregations2,619
Members333,908

History

It was established in the year of 1890.

Memberships

The Garo Baptist Convention had 2,619 churches and 333,908 baptized members in 2020.[1]

Schools

Harding Theological College at Tura, Meghalaya

GBC runs the Harding Theological College in Tura, Meghalaya. GBC also runs the J.N.B. Memorial Baptist Training Institute in Birishiri, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[2]

See also

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