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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.
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.
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 ]
The Kuki Baptist Convention (KBC) was established at Tujangwaichong village in the present day Kangpokpi district on 16 March 1958. [2] The Gospel Mission Society, presently known as the Mission Board was established in 1988 with Capt.Retd. Lalkholun as its president and Rev Yangthong Haokip as its first Secretary.
Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Manipur, India. It is affiliated with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (Baptist World Alliance). [1] [2] The General Secretary of the Manipur Baptist Convention is REV. K. LOSII MAO. [3]
Somdal also called as Shongran is a village located west of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state in India. As per 2011 census, [1] the village has a total of 468 families of 2375 persons of which 1209 are male while 1166 are female Of the total population, 13.14% are in the age group of 0–6 years.
Kachai is a generic reference to three settlements Kachai, Kachai Shimphungrim and Kachai Theikhor; located north-west of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India.The village connected to the district headquarters by an inter-village road and is approximately 46 kilometers from Ukhrul district Headquarter.
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