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Christianity in Manipur can traced back to an Anglican named William Pettigrew, [6] who lived in India when Surchandra Singh was the maharaja of Manipur. Pettigrew, who was born in Edinburgh and educated in London , applied to work with the Arthington Aborigines Mission in India and travelled to Bengal in 1890.
William Pettigrew (5 January 1869 – 19 January 1943) was a British Christian missionary who went to India in 1890, eventually brought western education in Manipur and introducing Jesus Christ to the Tangkhul Naga tribe, inhabiting Ukhrul district and he became the main catalyst for the surge in current christian population in Manipur.
The Church, Phungyo Baptist Church, is constructed on this hill; hence, the name. The first Christian Church in Manipur, the church trace its origin to 29 September 1901, when 12 Tangkhul men were converted to Christianity by Pettigrew. The birth of Christianity among the Tangkhuls is therefore associated with this conversion.
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Thangngur, born in 1891, was a 'significant' figure among the Hmar people, particularly known for his conversion to Christianity in 1910. Employed as a teacher-evangelist and later ordained as a pastor, he played various roles within the church, eventually becoming the Field Superintendent of the Independent Church in 1943. [3]
Christian Revival Church West Bengal Church of God, Meghalaya and Assam (563) 100,000 [ 40 ] United Pentecostal Church , North East India (UPCNEI) 91,720 [ 41 ] [ 42 ]
Christianity is the predominant religion in the northeastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram Meghalaya, and Manipur. There are substantial Christian populations, in the regions of Arunachal, Assam, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [236]
It was brought by Protestant missionaries to Manipur in the 19th century. In the 20th century, a few Christian schools were established, which introduced Western-type education. Christianity is the predominant religion among tribals of Manipur and tribal Christians make up the vast majority (over 96%) of the Christian population in Manipur. [114]