Meanwhile, a new Mission Field had been set up at Ukhrul among the Tangkhul Nagas of Manipur, under the leadership of William Pettigrew. Counting from 1937, therefore, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council celebrates the completion of seventy five years in 2012. The constitutional head of state is the governor, appointed by the president of India. Nagaland is governed by a Council of Ministers, headed by a chief minister, which is responsible to the 60-member Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Nagaland is governed by a Council of Ministers, headed by a chief minister, which is responsible to the 60-member Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Assamese Evangelist, Godhula, and also came in contact with the Ao Nagas who He had a vision of an integrated Naga Baptist Churches in this region. IntroductionWho are the Nagas? Village Council sent sixty warriors to escort Clark. the whole village. All the talk was official, with the reaching the village stockade Clark knelt down and prayed for the Nagas: Lord Clarks own words During the next few months the number of parties coming to Khala's father helped to plant 200 churches in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian state north of Nagaland. 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. NBCC made further progress in providing Chaplains in major cities such as Delhi, Pune, Bangalore. authorised the village pond (ChungliTzbo) for baptism. A mass baptism took place on the Easter of 2004 at Khuochiezie where different congregations brought their baptismal candidates. In 1878, a school was set up in Molungyimsen by Mary Mead Clark. The Year 1997 was also declared as the Jubilee Year and the Council appealed to all Nagas to maintain peace. after what they saw in the classroom at Sibsagar. This day 147 years ago in 1872, the first 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 period from 1917 to 1926 saw a peoples conversion movement among the Smis. If you want to submit, write to us Contact ]. The cessation of ceasefire ended in 1972. NAGALAND, home to the many Naga tribes, is a hilly State spread across the northeastern hills of India. 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. Some two hundred Naga Church and public leaders attended the consultation. J.E. days trip, they slept the first night in the tea garden Manager Col. He served the Council from 1962 to December 1966. As the Council continues to grow and expand, the need to have an additional permanent structure has been felt. from. protect my life, and give me strength to live and labour many years among these Tanquist also visited the Chakhesangs with the Good News in the early thirties. By 1952, the NNC, led a guerrilla movement. A Hymn book, Highest Praise, was also published for use in the schools. On this momentous day, we are once again Gospel but had no knowledge of Christ. The NBCC has also responded to the grave situation of HIV/Aids in the State. The Nagaland Peace Council (NPC) was re-formed at the initiative of the Church leaders. 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. The major languages spoken as per the 2011 census are Konyak, Ao, Lotha, Angami, Chakru, Sangtam, Bengali, Zeme . Representational Image. The NBCC also brought out Scripture Series for Classes 1-8 in 2002 and the State Government granted permission for its use in schools. 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. With the help of a Mr. Godhula, an Assamese Christian, they established the first church, a Baptist one, in Molungkimong (Dekha Haimong Village) in 1872.[7]. The NBCC assisted by providing manpower as well as funds for the relief work in the Andamans. The first round was held on 1819 February in New Delhi and the Naga delegation was led by Kughato Sukhai, their Prime Minister. Godhula also professed that God would free and save them from the adversaries [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. 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). The Nagaland languages accord with the Tibetan -Burmese group of languages. the constant topics of conversation. (BMM, 1872, Aug. 10). chapel was built in the village with the permission of the Kosasanger Village This effort continued in 1997 with 2nd December being marked as Repentance Day and Churches observed this day with prayer and fasting. Clark himself went up to the village and fifteen new converts were baptized on 23rd December 1872 at Molungkimong village, and the Lords Supper was celebrated in the Church that had been built by the first group of believers. King, his family and their helpers had set up the Angami Mission in 1881, though without a single Angami as a local member. This According to their traditions, each village is an independent republic; initially, they wanted to be free from all outside domination. 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. officers of the village. In his confinement, he sang the sweet gospel hymn Instagram. The NBCC began to expand its mandate and in response to the felt need for the Churches to have a holistic approach to Ministry, began to address socio-economic concerns. Village Council decided to invite Clark and made an appointment with him and During this period, the work among the Lothas faced a setback owing to the absence of the Witters. the sixty warriors on Wednesday, December 18, 1872 about 12 oclock. Source. 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. Sangtam Baptist Association 13. First YouTube Channel from Nagaland to cross 100,000 subscribers: First from Nagaland to get YouTubes Silver Creator Award: First Virtual Reality (VR) Lounge launched in Nagaland at: First census covering the entire area of Naga Hills district: First in North East to get level 2 food laboratory: First COVID-19 / bio-safety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory in Nagaland. It can be argued that various socio-cultural traditions of the Ao-Nagas have been changed due to intervention of Christian Missionaries in Nagaland. April 2, 2006 1. strategic plan, the natives sent out smoke to signal the arrival of the White The Council decided that the new religion will be 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. Phom Baptist Association 11. 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 . some twenty-three or thirty, Godhula says, have been talking seriously of As early as 1962 a proposal was made to organize a Nagaland Theological Fellowship (ANBC 62-89). The group along with Tanquist and others had sown the idea of a united Naga Baptist Churches for fellowship and solidarity of witness. In pursuance of the 1958 decision to appoint three Secretaries, the Executive Committee at its meeting held in Kohima, from 6th to 8th February 1959, decided to appoint L. Kijungluba, Longri Ao and Mhalie to promote the work of the Council with a view to developing it to an effective working body from the beginning of 1960 (EC 59-4). 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. 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. Next, the Naga leaders selected six of their representatives to hold discussions with the Government. 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. Then a new day of Christian Mission dawned among the Nagas. The other members were Imkongmeren, Vice President, Issac Swu, Foreign Secretary, S. Angam, and Dallinamo. The first contact of the American Baptist Mission working in Assam with the Naga tribesmen was with the Tirap Nagas. For some time, Bishop Marengo had also stayed with the missionaries for the translation of a prayer book in the . Likewise on a smaller scale the Rengmas also began to yield to Christ. The first was related to a change of nomenclature to reflect the broadened vision of the Mission. When Billy Graham spoke in Nagaland in 1973 he drew crowds of more than 100,000. During the time when the Rivenburgs had been away on a break in 1907, H.B. fifteen members who were ready for baptism gathered at the Chapel to hear the The ceasefire was later extended further. The fierce Konyak Naga tribes are the largest of 16 tribes thriving in the Indian state of Nagaland. At the onset let me state this fact as clearly and as bluntly as possible: I am an Indian Christian. The Nagas live primarily in Nagaland, a northeastern state of the nation of India. Chang Baptist Association 4. NBCC being committed to genuine reconciliation and peace, held a series of consultations. As the hearts of the villagers were drawn Ao Baptist Association 3. Then, a journey, took rest by the bank of Tzrang (Tero) river in the perilous jungle However, the work was a good beginning as this would lay the foundation for the later Churches in the subsequent years. uncivilized Nagas from the hills, dubbed by the Assamese as head-cutters, 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. which transformed the life of the Nagas. Oral sources recounts that Supongmeren also shared with them about his baptism began to soften their hard hearts and they called this rude hut the sweet A committee was appointed to study and improve the structure and working of NBCC/NMM (ANBC-77/341). The NBCC is a dynamic and growing Organization. at Sibsagar (Philips 1976:53-54). 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. 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. Hotokhu Zhimomi. The Incredible Story of the Nagaland Doctor Who Was Indias First Football Captain! 25 April 1860 - The missionary registers begin, with Joseph Fielding Smith being the . 1868 and sailed for one hundred and sixty days in the bark Pearl bound for Briefly, his associate Lovepreet Singh Toofan had been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a person who was strongly . NBCC Nagaland Baptist Church Council sermon and also administered the first Lords Supper which marking the 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. Nagaland Post . The Naga hills have been an area of continued resistance as they had long been isolated from outside cultures. 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. sent by the Village Council to accompany him to his house in sibsagor. Under the leadership of Rev. [9], Under Phizo, the NNC declared their independence from the British on 14 August 1947, a day before India. Meanwhile, a proposal came from Tuisem Shishak for the possibility of establishing a Christian college in this region. 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. expedition for Clark, more so it was beyond the British flag, and a very risky The Church also continued to work at restoring peace. 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. This series which is used in lieu of Moral Science has already been revised. It is on record that Lhousietsu, the first Angami convert, was baptized by C.D. [4], During World War I, 2,000 Nagas enlisted in the British Indian Army (BIA) and served in the Western Front. monuments of Gods miraculous work and His sustaining Grace for all Nagas. of head-hunting, famine and plague and that they will be alleviated of all For this purpose a Committee has been constituted to work towards a proposal for restructuring. or child would speak with him socially. Youtube. Even within the Naga leadership, there was a difference in ideology among Angami . That day, 620 candidates were baptized by 20 Ministers. 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. in closer to the new religion, the Village Council of Molungkimong resolved to excommunication from the Church. into the realm of wild animals and head hunters and after the exhausting days I read with intrigue the recent New York Times article, 'Arrests, Beatings and Secret Prayers . Clark took charge as superintendent of the Mission It came into being in 1962 as an offshoot of Naga Baptist revival in the 1940s and 1950s. in the plains sector. Pongsing Konyak, as General Secretary of the NBCC, played a role in restructuring the CBCNEI, particularly in giving autonomy to regional conventions. As his interest grew in the promise of the Miles Bronson in 1839, who stayed for a short period among Nocte Naga in Namsang under Tirap district of present day Arunachal Pradesh. First Naga lady to passed Bachelor of Divinity (B.D): First Naga recipients of Padma Shri Award: First recipient of KING SCOUT from Nagaland: First Naga (and only Indian) to be awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM): First Naga or Naga Woman to conquer Mount Everest: First Naga Woman (or second Naga) Olympian: First Naga to captain a football team (India): Independent Indias First Football Captain: The First Naga sportsman to represent India at the Asian Games for Sepak Takraw : First Naga cricketer to score a century in first-class cricket: First footballer from Nagaland to be signed by an Indian Super League (ISL) club: First Naga to join an European football club: First athlete from Nagaland in the discipline of bodybuilding and physique sports to represent India: Moalong Yaden (2021). Secondly, there is none who is as fluent and adaptable as the political parties who speak the language of 'development', 'empowerment' and 'change'. The NBCC also initiated the annual Heads of Schools Conference. 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). task on the part of the natives to protect the life of the White man, the Godhula accompanied by nine natives, his first fruits of labour, In the 1870s, Dr. & Mrs. E. W. Clark worked among the Ao people. Vikesheswu Vikesheswu 04.09.2020 Sociology Secondary School answered Who was the first christian missionary if Nagaland? The first contact of the American Baptist Mission working in Assam with the Naga tribesmen was with the Tirap Nagas. Phizo escaped from the region through East Pakistan and went into exile to London. 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 . village, persistently invited Godhula and Clark to their village to teach them 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). 71, [12] Longri Ao joined the Council service in January 1967 as Executive Secretary, at the invitation of the Executive Committee. 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. Vikesheswu Vikesheswu 04.09.2020 Sociology Secondary School answered Who was the first christian missionary of nagaland 2 See answers Advertisement . Therefore, the Council began a Guest House project in 2002 and was completed in 2011, and named it the Kenneth Complex. 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. Meanwhile, the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) emerged and this Forum undertook the task of bringing about a reconciliation of all Naga factional groups. 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). As recommended by NBWU, Miss K. Kapfo was appointed as a full-time Women Secretary. Then, the question of a full operation of the Council also came up in the 1958 session. Nagaland finally became the sixteenth state of the Indian Union in 1963, before which it was a district of Assam. Rev. Twitter. and to all labourers in Gods vineyard. uphill journey, they reached Angotzkong hillock from where, as part of their The Lothas began to take forward strides. labor and the nature of the work, Clark writes, the news from the Naga hills Suffering threats on his life the Arthington missionaries in 1897. In the last days of the British Raj, he held talks trying to achieve a sovereign Naga nation. P. Dozo was released from his post as General Secretary and Rev. The NBCC is also one of the sponsoring members of the Clark Theological College (CTC), established in 1972 at Aolijen near Mokokchung. You have already been appraised by telegraph of our action in advising our brother Rivenburg to take charge at once of the work at Kohima, dropped by our brother King. The first Welsh missionary to Mizoram, David Evan learning basic Ao, Godhula proceeded to Ao-Iand without the Jones, along with Khasi evangelist Rai Bhajur, came and replaced permission of Clark in October 1871. . On 5 th January, 1970, Ellis Murry was appointed as the first full-time Mission Secretary of the NBCC Home Mission. It was during this time that Supongmeren evenings, the villagers along with the nine newly baptized members and those As a result of the visit of missionary with king, the door was opened for work of . Reverend C-D King and Rev. In a short while, with the seeds of In the following year, a delegation consisting of one Lotha, two Smis and one Angami, attended the 41st Annual Session of the Ao Mundang at Ungma which was held from 13th to 16th November, 1937. A Convention Centre is also being constructed in the New Capital Complex at Kohima to cater to the needs of the Churches and the community. 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