Sema Baptist Association 12. Clark engaged two The Dicksons were young, enthusiastic, musical and evangelistic. Godhula Brown, the first evangelist to the Naga Hills Supongmeren, along with other Ao natives, persistently invited Godhula and Clark to their village to teach them the gospel and also teach the ways of knowledge to their children especially after what they saw in the classroom at Sibsagar. This revival came in two phases. Tanquist, in an unpublished paper in 1936, referred to the use of a Naga Mission to distinguish it from the other two fields, namely, Assamese Field and Garo Field, all under the American Baptist Mission. What ensued was Supongmerens act of teaching Ao language, custom and culture A working Committee has also been set up to work out a strategy to initiate changes. Supongmeren also met Dr. Clark interested in these simple people, I learnt a little of their language, and as Another song he sang with Some two hundred Naga Church and public leaders attended the consultation. The next day at about mid-day, they set out wife Lucy, went to Molungkimong to live and further evangelize the Ao natives. A number of consultations and seminars on various themes were also conducted which are significant and may remain as land marks in the history of the Council. On The movement marshaled Church leaders and the youth into a strong sense of unity. The organisation seeing the need and importance of education, set up a Board of Christian Education to supervise the Baptist English schools in Nagaland. suffering if they accept the new religion. The NBCC continued to develop a strong relationship with the Baptist World Alliance. There are several views expressed by scholars regarding the origin of the word Naga. After talks with the NSCN (IM), the Government of India heeded the wishes of the people and on 25 July 1997, the Prime Minister, I. K. Gujral, in a statement in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, announced a ceasefire with effect from 1 August 1997 for a period of three months. They became members of the Sibsagar Baptist Church, but on returning home, these new converts built a Chapel in the village and worship services were conducted by Godhula. A major role was taken by the Nagaland Baptist Church Council Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC). However, according to the UNPO, in 2009 the NSCN considered the biggest impediment to peace to be the refusal of the government of India to officially extend the ceasefire to all Naga-inhabited areas outside of Nagaland. The Impur and Kohima Missionaries welcomed the new venture heartily and gave the Ukhrul Missionaries all the encouragement they could. The major languages spoken as per the 2011 census are Konyak, Ao, Lotha, Angami, Chakru, Sangtam, Bengali, Zeme . Then a new day of Christian Mission dawned among the Nagas. King on 30th August, 1885. King at Kohima on 21 June 1885; but the second convert Lhouselies date of baptism cannot be ascertained and it may be that he was baptized in the 2nd week of July, 1885. following words These men were down from the hills to trade they stood Nagaland is a predominantly Christian area and Nagas serving in the armed forces and police are all Christians and their spiritual welfare is the concern of the Church. Tanquist, The Gospel Among the Nagas, as reported in 1936). In 1999, The NBCC saw a change in leadership with Rev. In 1911, when Clark departed for America, there were 1,128 baptized Naga believers. First Superintendent of Police of Shamator district: Amit Kumar, IPS (2022) EDUCATION / QUALIFICATION First Naga matriculate (passed class 10): Neilhouzhu Kire (1 918, Shillong GHS) First Naga Graduate (BA): A. Kevichusa (1924) Also the Second Naga matriculate: A. Kevichusa Second Naga graduate (BA): Lt. Lhoulienyu. That day, 620 candidates were baptized by 20 Ministers. reached Sibsagar on November 8. In 1891 he was supposed to have said this about the situation of his work, Preparation: no harvest, no earning, no flower, not even germination so far as I can see. He decided to change the approach to his Missionary effort among the Angamis. During this time Rev. NBCC being committed to genuine reconciliation and peace, held a series of consultations. Eventually, the level of talks was raised and the venue shifted to New Delhi culminating in six rounds of talks in 1966 to 1967 between Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the Naga leaders. To Clarks surprise, Godhula, volunteered to go 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. Was Paul the First Missionary? That's the message of Isak Chishi Swu, the Christian President of the People's Republic of . 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. In its initial years, the British East India Company prohibited evangelising amongst the colonies. Thus the first Church in Naga soil was established. accept the new religion. Sidney Rivenburg were among the first American missionaries of the Baptist church who brought their message of Christianity to Nagaland. The Chief Minister escaped without any bodily harm but his daughter was seriously injured. Miles Bronson established a Christian Mission Centre at Namsang village in 1839. Keeping this in mind, a master plan is being prepared with the vision of accomplishing much more in the future. We beg to explain that our action was not taken with any expectation of leaving our brother Clark alone at Molung; but that the sudden development of the situation drove us to the arrangement, adopted in the hope that the immediate appointment of a new helper for Molung obviates the threatened check to the progress of the Mission. Rev. Khiamniungan Baptist Association6. through Molungkimong and connected Ao villages with Assam). Press and general mission work of the Assam Mission. In June 1947, a 9-point agreement was signed which promised to bring the Nagas under a single political administrative unit and recognised the Nagas' right to self-determination after 10 years. He brought dynamism and evangelistic fervour to the Council. Miles Bronson worked among Nagas from about 1842-1852 along with Assamese called Goghula.11 He taught them Christianity and the art of cultivating tea, then Bronson opened a school at Namsang in the Konyak area in the border of Assam. Nagaland is governed by a Council of Ministers, headed by a chief minister, which is responsible to the 60-member Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). of counting as the date to take him to the village. The Namsang Naga Mission was abandoned for about thirty years, from 1840 to 1870, until Rev. The Council and Churches felt the need to set aside differences and come together. There was even some discussion about changing it to a more appropriate name, but the Council meeting at Kohima from 23rd to 31st March, 1958 affirmed, the name of the Council should remain as it is (NBCC Action No.8), except for the slight change of Naga to Nagaland at a later stage. Towards the close of this decade they could sense some improvement in the Ao villages year by year and by 1891 the total membership in the three Ao Churches so far was 71. NBCC Nagaland Baptist Church Council In the 1870s, Dr. & Mrs. E. W. Clark worked among the Ao people. After the tiring Nagaland Baptist Church Council Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), List of Chief Ministers of Assam Chief Minister of Assam, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, https://www.britannica.com/place/Nagaland/Government-and-society#ref46186, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Nagas&oldid=1134271923, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 21:13. The first legislative assembly was formed on February 11, 1964. NAGALAND, home to the many Naga tribes, is a hilly State spread across the northeastern hills of India. 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). Chaliha, the List of Chief Ministers of Assam Chief Minister of Assam. strength he can go with them. Assamese. teach all nations thinking about the many people who were accessible to the in closer to the new religion, the Village Council of Molungkimong resolved to December 1870 till October 1871 at Sibsagar and was baptized in 1871 by Clark Clarks eyes were set on the Naga hills burdened by the Lords voice to go and 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. 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. The new religion and the Padre Sahib were From the Kohima Field, the Missionaries continued to supervise the works in the Chakhesang, Pochury, Kuki, Zeliang, Smi, Mao, Poumai and Rengma areas. It was voted that three Secretaries be appointed for the three Districts of the time, Kohima, Mokokchung and Tuensang with an Executive Committee comprising of seven elected members (Action Nos. Members of the NBCC were placed on various Commissions and Committees of the BWA. at Sibsagar (Philips 1976:53-54). [Source: UNDP Human Development Report Nagaland 2008, p.18]. However, no positive agreement could be reached as a result of these talks. IntroductionWho are the Nagas? The ENPO had initially threatened to boycott the election though MLAs from the region were in favour of voting. 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. Then, a By 1952, the NNC, led a guerrilla movement. [5] After India became independent from British rule in 1947, the Naga became Indian citizens, though an ongoing ethnic conflict exists in the region since 1958. Today, NBCC has 20 full fledged Associations, 4 Associate members, 15553 Churches and 5,19,000 members. The state is divided into seven administrative districts. P. Dozo took over as the General Secretary and he worked to strengthen the Baptist Churches by organizing prayer and fasting, conducting seminars and Pastors conferences. A Hymn book, Highest Praise, was also published for use in the schools. More so, Naga Hills was beyond the control of the British flag, but It was also urged that youth and women branches of Mission be established in all Churches and institutions across Nagaland to strengthen the faith movement. 18. 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. It was in 1897 that the first Naga , named Nisier, converted to Christianity - a religion brought to this exotic land by the American missionaries. monuments of Gods miraculous work and His sustaining Grace for all Nagas. Missionaries, like J .E. Secondly, the Government decided against a further extension of the ceasefire agreement. This In Manipur particularly, ethnic violence erupted between the Nagas and Kukis, with both sides suffering hundreds of casualties. At this centre, various programmes and activities including fisheries and plantations are being taken up. In 2006, the NBCC published a booklet stating its position toward HIV/AIDS and the Council has since been actively involved in addressing the issue. [12] The NBCC is also one of the sponsoring members of the Clark Theological College (CTC), established in 1972 at Aolijen near Mokokchung. There were two significant actions taken during the initial term of the Mission Secretary. The Missionaries believed that the Angamis when once genuinely converted would use their influence for good throughout a wide area and they prayed and hoped for a spiritual awakening. "They sailed from Boston on October 20, 1868 in Bark Pearel via Cape of Good Hope under the Missionary Union as Missionaries and Printers. [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. 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