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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.
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]
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]
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]
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.
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