He continued to inspire the independence movement from there till his death in 1990.[10]. 1868 and sailed for one hundred and sixty days in the bark Pearl bound for Sibsagar in March 30, 1869. 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. "We have invoked Rani Ma Guidenlu who was a freedom fighter and a Padma Bhushan winner. Heres a look at how history 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. Carey, the first Baptist missionary of the modern era, arrived in colonial Calcutta in November 1793 without any travel permits. The traditional list of Jesus' 12 disciples includes: Peter. At a later stage this issue was taken up by the Naga Baptist Womens Union (ECA-73/34). Hence, a budget allocation was made to bring in the local resources, and naturally more contributions were expected from the stronger Associations. The ceasefire declaration was followed by a series of peace talks primarily between the members of the peace mission, the Naga leaders and team of peace observers. From the very beginning, education has been one of the major concerns of the Council and this led to the establishment of various Baptist English schools and Church schools. The Women Department organized Statewide peace processions on the 29th of February 1996, which received a massive response. 2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set . 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 . Get the answers you need, now! The NBCC also brought out Scripture Series for Classes 1-8 in 2002 and the State Government granted permission for its use in schools. in the plains sector. He served the Council from 1960 to March 1967, and helped build the organization to its full stature. 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. to that end, one representative of every clan would be baptised. Thus on 9th March, 1956, the two missionaries inaugurated the new mission in the presence of about 300 Catholics. The gospels reported that Jesus called his disciples in the manner of God calling the traditional prophets of Israel for their missions. The Nagaland Peace Council (NPC) was re-formed at the initiative of the Church leaders. The NBCC also contributed to the efforts at restoration of peace and normalcy in the State and in paving the way for a prospective political settlement (see Part III of this book, The NBCCs Work on Peace). On 8 August 1972, the Chief Minister Hokishe Sema was ambushed by suspected Naga members near Kohima. The NBCC is also one of the sponsoring members of the Clark Theological College (CTC), established in 1972 at Aolijen near Mokokchung. no security there. It was not until April of 1951 that the first Roman Catholic Church was es-tablished among the Lotha-Naga tribe, and Catholics now number around three percent of Naga Christians. officers of the village. In his confinement, he sang the sweet gospel hymn Angami Baptist Association 2. Resolutions and Pledges were passed from one District to another as the public responded to the call for peace. task on the part of the natives to protect the life of the White man, the A hall with 5000 sitting capacity will be a special feature of the Centre. [12] Special sessions were held with taxi drivers and butchers. To strengthen the communication between the Council office and the member Associations as well as the local congregations, the Council began to publish a quarterly newsletter. Some also believe that Paul was the first missionary. 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. Dr. Anjo Keikung, the Council continues to expand its role and vision. Nagaland is covered by the law as India says rebel groups operate from thick jungles of an unfenced region that also spans the neighbouring states of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, which border . A list of the firsts of/in Nagaland in various fields and trades. This was a turbulent period in the history of the Nagas and NBCC invested time and effort at restoring peace among the Nagas. A book "This is my story," by a Christian ministry, the Sinai Ministry . strategic plan, the natives sent out smoke to signal the arrival of the White 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). All the four. home, the peaceful place. 2 See answers Advertisement . Tohoshe Sema was appointed as the first full-time Education Secretary through an arrangement with the Department of Education, Nagaland, with effect from April 1982. The Council has not stayed away from addressing social and political problems faced by the people and has made significant contributions to the people. India responded by crushing it with their armed forces. Tanquist, The Gospel Among the Nagas, as reported in 1936). The Annual Session at Kohima, from 11th to 13th October 1966, went further to suggest a prohibition of liquor shops and bars. 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. Lotha Baptist Association 9. The nine names were then registered as members of the Sibsagar Baptist Church. From the Kohima Field, the Missionaries continued to supervise the works in the Chakhesang, Pochury, Kuki, Zeliang, Smi, Mao, Poumai and Rengma areas. According to their traditions, each village is an independent republic; initially, they wanted to be free from all outside domination. 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 World War II, a larger number of Nagas enlisted in the BIA and fought in the Burma campaign against invading Japanese forces. Representational Image. Meanwhile, the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) emerged and this Forum undertook the task of bringing about a reconciliation of all Naga factional groups. Realising the need to minister to these people, the NBCC began to place Chaplains and Pastors in Churches that served in pockets where the uniformed personnel and their families were stationed. Oral sources recounts that Supongmeren also shared with them about his baptism The word Kisama as the locals informed me is a mix of 2 words as in the 2 villages (Ki-gwema & Phe-sama) who donated the land for the Heritage village.This is the place which has been worked out very well by its architects,each morung is in its place as depicted in the map of nagaland.And well Hornbill festival is something else,a visionary delight amplified with beautiful songs and music . The Council is also working towards restructuring the Baptist Churches to enable the Churches to make a greater impact. Whiting in 1851 and became a member of the Sibsagar Baptist Church. MEG was a programme to enthuse Church members to reach out to as many people as they could for Christ before the end of the millennium. Under Wic-Wic, people were called to wipe their life slate clean with Christ before entering the new millennium. The State of Nagaland was formally recognised 1 December 1963, as the 16th State of the Indian Union. He relinquished his responsibility as General Secretary by the end of 1979, but he was again designated as Missionary-at-large for the Mission Outreach programme under the NMM from the beginning of 1980, till his death in August 1981. Hotokhu Zhimomi. 2nd Step: On the home page's right sidebar, click the "Notification" tab. 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. Later S. W. Rivenburg and his wife took charge of the Angami work from the Kings, and slowly won more souls to Christ. They were overjoyed to learn of a great spiritual awakening among the Angami, Smi, Lotha, and other Naga groups. Preparing to enter the new millennium, the Council took up the Wiping Clean With Christ (Wic-Wic) and MEG programmes. The Church also continued to work at restoring peace. He took up office at a time when the political situation in Nagaland was passing through a decisive period and he played a prophetic and mediating role as an ideal Minister of God seeking to bring peace. And all of a sudden, mass conversion took place and many Smis became Christians within a short time. In the Dimapur meeting of 1961, the post of a Promotional Secretary was also created to share responsibility with the Executive Secretary and more particularly to promote the Churches (ANBC-61/49). the new religion will stop head-hunting, sickness and famine in the village and 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). Introduction - NAGALAND. The NBCC also impressed upon the Government of Nagaland to introduce the Scripture and related Christian literature into the school curriculum to integrate religious instruction and moral teaching in education. Edwin W. Clark and his wife served as missionaries in Nagaland India. Nagaland is almost entirely inhabited by the Naga tribes except some Kukis, Kacharis, Garos, Mikris, Benglalees, and Assamese etc. 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. Under the leadership of Rev. Source. Missionaries & the Spread of Christianity Across the World. [1][2], During the 1830's, the British dispatched several expeditionary forces to Assam in order to solidify their control over the region; in 1845, British officials signed a non-aggression pact with several Naga chiefs to bring an end to Naga raids on British-controlled territory in Assam. Some of those who appreciate Christianity the most, NBCC being committed to genuine reconciliation and peace, held a series of consultations. On 22 November, 2013, a statue of Rev. 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). (1876), and on to Impur (1894), and beyond, is indeed a spiritual fruition of J.E. Following Sabbath, on November 10, 1872, they were baptized by Clark. Dr. Anjo Keikung took over as the General Secretary from Rev. The American missionary by a name Rev. 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). 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