They came with craftsmen who rebuilt . 2 See answers Advertisement . Consequently, the following Sabbath Churches in Nagaland which started at Molungkimong (1872), then at Molungyimsen 2nd Step: On the home page's right sidebar, click the "Notification" tab. 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. Press and general mission work of the Assam Mission. According to their traditions, each village is an independent republic; initially, they wanted to be free from all outside domination. 1868 and sailed for one hundred and sixty days in the bark Pearl bound for The major languages spoken as per the 2011 census are Konyak, Ao, Lotha, Angami, Chakru, Sangtam, Bengali, Zeme . Next, the Naga leaders selected six of their representatives to hold discussions with the Government. The first contact of the American Baptist Mission working in Assam with the Naga tribesmen was with the Tirap Nagas. In the winter of 1871, Godhula made several The Council is a product of Gods blessing and the contribution of the many great Naga men and women of God who had a vision to serve God, to share His Word and to bring Gods people together for His purpose. [3] During the 19th century, British attempts to subdue the Naga tribes and abolish traditional Naga practises such as headhunting and intertribal violence were resisted with guerrilla tactics from the Naga, in particular the Angami Naga. 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 . 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. J.E. An Army soldier stands guard on a highway on the outskirts of Kohima, capital of Nagaland, on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. In Kohima, C.D. Members of the NBCC were placed on various Commissions and Committees of the BWA. labor and the nature of the work, Clark writes, the news from the Naga hills India responded by crushing it with their armed forces. some twenty-three or thirty, Godhula says, have been talking seriously of explained everything about the new religion and further assured that the God of 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. Reverend C-D King and Rev. Hotokhu Zhimomi. 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. 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. All the four. 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. In the last days of the British Raj, he held talks trying to achieve a sovereign Naga nation. Clark recounts the event in the following words Becoming Witter and his wife began their promising work among the Lothas. However, plagued with illness, the family shifted to Assam and Rhoda Bronson died there on 7th December 1840, thus becoming the first Missionary to sacrifice her life for the Nagas. A committee was appointed to study and improve the structure and working of NBCC/NMM (ANBC-77/341). by Clark at the same Dikhuriver in the same way while they received baptism. This revival came in two phases. Even though the agreement was officially declared on 6 September 1964 by organising public meetings and special prayer meetings all over Nagaland, the actual agreement was signed on 23 May 1964 at Sakraba Village in Phek district. Under the leadership of Rev. Later on, both the State Government and the Church were to recognize him as a Man of Peace. His time was eventful and it was full of new ventures. [4], During World War I, 2,000 Nagas enlisted in the British Indian Army (BIA) and served in the Western Front. Church leaders wrote to the Government to remove the Disturbed Area Act imposed on the State. into evangelising the headhunters, Supongmeren was fascinated by the teachings The NBCC gave full endorsement and cooperation to the NBWU and its leaders in their struggle for total prohibition of liquor in Nagaland (ANBC-74/283). This day continues to be observed with legislators, bureaucrats, ordained Ministers and Church leaders participating in this annual programme. fixed a certain phase of the next moon by using the traditional Yongsk method Dickson and his wife looked after the work at Kohima. Chang Baptist Association 4. In the JALANDHAR: It wasn't the first time a police station in India was attacked by a mob, but what happened on Thursday at Ajnala near Amritsar has attracted much more attention as the 'action' was led by Amritpal Singh, who openly espouses the cause of Khalistan. The effort was stepped up with renewed vigour after President's Rule was promulgated in March 1975. A list of the firsts of/in Nagaland in various fields and trades. The The King Invites Missionary: Here we see the king of Nepal invited the missionary to come and do mission work in the country. Phizo escaped from the region through East Pakistan and went into exile to London. Through NBCCs intervention, stronger institutions contributed funds and assisted the weaker ones on a rotation basis. During the time when the Rivenburgs had been away on a break in 1907, H.B. This at the Mission Chapel as the new converts accepted the ordinances in broken The NBCC also initiated the annual Heads of Schools Conference. Clark engaged two 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. Early Missionaries THE KONGO In 1490 the first missionaries came to Sub-Saharan Africa at the request of King Nzinga of Kongo (also known as the Manikongo). This stance on prohibition was taken in the resolution of the Naga Baptist Church Council meeting at Mokokchung, as far back as 5th February 1962, when they appealed to the Governor to do all in his power to abolish immediately the sale and use of liquor in Nagaland and divert the fund of the political rum to some other welfare project (ANBC-62/78). Ravalico, the pioneer of Catholic faith in Manipur. The club wrote to the Simon Commission in 1929 demanding that "Nagas should not be included within the Reformed Scheme of India". The budget allocation of 1959 indicated the following 14 Associations in the membership list of the Council: 1. He brought dynamism and evangelistic fervour to the Council. In pursuance of this stance, the Naga Baptist women conducted demonstrations and protests in many towns in Nagaland and the Baptist Associations across the State zealously supported the liquor prohibition movement. With the creation of an organisation with a defined constitution, including Secretaries and several committees, the question of local funding also became a necessity and the need for some form of contribution from the member Associations and Churches. Rev. The Chief Minister escaped without any bodily harm but his daughter was seriously injured. 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. After some research, I've come to the realization that Christ hadn't been recorded going to Cyprus. On 5 th January, 1970, Ellis Murry was appointed as the first full-time Mission Secretary of the NBCC Home Mission. Then, the question of a full operation of the Council also came up in the 1958 session. On 23 January 1993, the Isaac-Muivah group of the NSCN (NSCN(IM)) was admitted to the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). Godhula also professed that God would free and save them from the adversaries journey, took rest by the bank of Tzrang (Tero) river in the perilous jungle This initiative of the NBCC called the Nagaland Christian Forum was formed with a simple framework of functional guidelines and enabled misunderstandings to be set aside. 18. Chapter 17 / Lesson 11. present to me or to the mission. I. Ayutemjen of Ao Mungdang at Impur was appointed as the first Promotional Secretary. However, the neighboring British Empire annexed Assam in 1828 following the 1826 Treaty of Yandabo. Representational Image. Miles Bronson in 1839, who stayed for a short period among Nocte Naga in Namsang under Tirap district of present day Arunachal Pradesh. For three days no man, woman 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 first was in 1952, then again in 1976. Nagaland finally became the sixteenth state of the Indian Union in 1963, before which it was a district of Assam. Following Sabbath, on November 10, 1872, they were baptized by Clark. Statewide peace rallies were initiated by the Council from 7th to 22nd March, 1997. Instagram. The ENPO had initially threatened to boycott the election though MLAs from the region were in favour of voting. Likewise on a smaller scale the Rengmas also began to yield to Christ. (1876), and on to Impur (1894), and beyond, is indeed a spiritual fruition of Some also believe that Paul was the first missionary. Zhabu Terhuja. The inhabitants, belonging to the 16 major tribes and other sub tribes of Mongoloid race and are collectively called the Nagas. Christianity first came to Nagaland in 1872 and the missionaries were successful in converting 95% of the Nagas to Christianity. Suffering threats on his life the Arthington missionaries in 1897. Its first session in the form of a Youth Convention was held at Kohima from 31st March to 2nd April, 1972. In 1897 the first Churches conference was held at Molungyimsen. Elijah, Solomon, Daniel, Noah, Jesus and others to the amazement of the natives. His evangelistic work came under the purview of the Nagaland Missionary Movement as this was part of Mission and Evangelism programme of the Ao Mungdang. It seems impossible to avoid serious loss unless a new Missionary be allowed at least three years preparation before the burdens of the station shall be left upon his shoulders. Missionaries, like J .E. Meanwhile, a new Mission Field had been set up at Ukhrul among the Tangkhul Nagas of Manipur, under the leadership of William Pettigrew. Rev. the whole village. A complete solution for peace, which remains crucial for the people of Nagaland and the development of India's northeastern states in general, has not completely been found.[13]. through Godhula and within a short time of acquaintance; the three developed a The first missionary in the Naga hills is believed to be Rev. India is my motherland. Naga forefathers accepted the Gospel with courage, transparency and simplicity following his appointment as missionary to India, left Boston in October 20, This is the first known instance of a ruler of Nepal giving permission for Christians to live and propagate their faith in the country. Chakhesang Baptist Associatian 5. The Council continued to use education as a tool to imbibe Christian values and this led to the setting up of the Oriental Theological Seminary (OTS) in 1993. Sangtam soil and . Twitter. Miles Bronson established a Christian Mission Centre at Namsang village in 1839. They opened a Primary school, and Bronson wrote a Naga vocabulary book, a catechism, and a book called Natahema Heran Kabanva Nyapran, which is the first book to be written in a Naga language. In 2007, it was once again renamed as Nagaland Missions Movement. BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav lauded Christian missionaries saying, "It was due to the sacrifices of the missionaries that the people of this . [12] A major achievement was the placement of a Chaplain to the State Assembly (NBCE- 79/390). authorised the village pond (ChungliTzbo) for baptism. In line with the latest revision of the constitution, the existing nomenclatures such as Field Director, Field Secretary, Field Supervisor. Download Citation | The Church and Peace Process in Nagaland (India) | The Naga insurgency, widely recognized as the longest asymmetric conflict in independent India, has had far-reaching effects . A working Committee has also been set up to work out a strategy to initiate changes. home, the peaceful place. We see the same event in First American Baptist Mission in Naga Hills: First Naga tribe to embrace Christianity: First daily Engligh Newspaper of Nagaland: First Newspaper in Nagaland to be published in multi-colour: First Mobile Service launched in Nagaland: Nagalands first satellite television network: First girl of NCC Nagaland to fly a sortie: The First Transgender Model from Nagaland : The First Naga (Woman) Bollywood Film Producer: Rebecca Changkija. Some of those who appreciate Christianity the most, Drouyer, Azevedo, Isabel, Drouyer, Ren, THE NAGAS: MEMORIES OF HEADHUNTERS vol.1, White Lotus, 2016, p. 24. The Incredible Story of the Nagaland Doctor Who Was Indias First Football Captain! The NBCCs role in improving education and instilling Christian principles continued. At the Jubilee conference in 1886, E.G. To build up academic standards, uniform questions for term examinations were set for all member schools of the Council. With the help of a Mr. Godhula, an Assamese Christian, they established the first church, a Baptist one, in Molungkimong (Dekha Haimong Village) in 1872.[7]. In May 1975 the Liaison Committee of the NPC, consisting of Rev. Here's a look at how history of Christianity unfolded in our land. The Nagaland Peace Council (NPC) was re-formed at the initiative of the Church leaders. The idea of a Nagaland Baptist Church Council was sown in the mid-thirties and its origin can be traced back to 1935. excommunication from the Church. In the following year, a delegation consisting of one Lotha, two Smis and one Angami, attended the 41st Annual Session of the Ao Mundang at Ungma which was held from 13th to 16th November, 1937. the sixty warriors on Wednesday, December 18, 1872 about 12 oclock. [8], On 14 August 1947, the day before India gained independence from British rule, the Nagas were the first ethnic group from the northeast to declare their territory an independent state, not belonging to the new nation. Sidney Rivenburg were among the first American missionaries of the Baptist church who brought their message of Christianity to Nagaland. However, for administrative reasons of the Mission, his vision could not be fully realised and the Naga Baptist Churches of Nagaland as well as of Manipur remained an integral part of the Baptist Mission in Assam under the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (now renamed as the International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches in U.S.A.), and the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India. Nagaland is one of the few states in India where Christianity is the dominant religion. 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. Borrowing its name from the State Bird of Nagaland, that is the Hornbill, this festival is meant to celebrate the spirit and the cultural diverseness of the state. The Church also continued to work at restoring peace. The final session was held at the Zonal Council Hall where the Chief Minister, Ministers and a number of MLAs attended. Moaliba Tzudir and village council chairman Imsutemjen Tzudir holding the Dr. EW Clark gospel torch at Molungkimong. Village Council sent sixty warriors to escort Clark. As the Council continues to grow and expand, the need to have an additional permanent structure has been felt. The first of such Naga Christian fellowships (NCF) was set up at Shillong. Assamese. According to the consolidated view of M. Savino, L. Kijungluba and Longri Ao, who were present at the first meeting, the Naga Hills Baptist Church Advisory Council was organised at Tanquists Bungalow on 5th April 1937. through Molungkimong and connected Ao villages with Assam). Council. Lack of infrastructure and resources has made it difficult to make sporting events professional but the programme is yielding result. the new religion will stop head-hunting, sickness and famine in the village and In 2004, the Women Department of the Council set up Miqlat, a centre that assists and rescues women who have fallen prey to the flesh trade. Disputes arose over the interpretation of the agreement, and many in the NNC opposed it. A mass baptism took place on the Easter of 2004 at Khuochiezie where different congregations brought their baptismal candidates. of counting as the date to take him to the village. Sign up here to get the latest news, updates and special offers delivered directly to your inbox. necessary$selfBdefiner$for$most$Nagas$andcannot$be$questioned!$This$is$why$ even$ in$ Naga politics,$ both$ "Overground"$ and$ "Underground",$ the Church$ He started this massive campaign in the Great Britain stating that African slaves should be freed. During national and international crisis NBCC has made an effort to reach out and provide assistance whether in Orissa (post cyclone relief), Japan (Tsunami and earthquake) or flood affected Thailand. Jesus and heaven were names now heard for the first time. At the Lotha Baptist Association 9. Youtube. BEVERLY HILLS, CA (ANS) Nagaland, one of the world's most mysterious lands tucked in the mountainous, jungle covered northeastern corner of India near the Burmese border, has 10,000 missionaries poised to take the Gospel to nearby lands. passionate zeal that touched the natives was Temolung Meyipang, Temolung I saw that they were anxious for something better for their The American missionary by a name Rev. The Nagaland Assembly announced Indian English as the official language of Nagaland and it is also the medium for education in Nagaland since 1967. 71, Though much of the credit for spreading Christianity in the Naga hills of the then Assam state has been given to an American missionary, Edward Winter Clarke, Godhula was the first missionary to set foot in Naga hills in 1871. Sibsagar, women and children wept, and to do him proper honour fourty men was Under Wic-Wic, people were called to wipe their life slate clean with Christ before entering the new millennium. At first, the name Naga Baptist Church Council was used but after the inauguration of Nagaland as a separate State, a consequential amendment was made and it was then regularized as Nagaland Baptist Church Council as it is used today. When Billy Graham spoke in Nagaland in 1973 he drew crowds of more than 100,000. These Chaplains are now known as Pastors and several of these Naga Christian Fellowships are self supporting Churches. Briefly, his associate Lovepreet Singh Toofan had been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a person who was strongly . 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. Whiting in 1851 and became a member of the Sibsagar Baptist Church. The State consists of eleven Administrative Districts, inhabited by 16 major ethnic groups along with other sub-groups. Missionaries & the Spread of Christianity Across the World. Buckinghams Bungalow at Amguri. Clark and his wife continued their work from Molung for the Aos. Firstly, we have an array of political groups or the elites whose discourse is to embark on hard politics such as 'Naga Solution', 'Nagaland for Christ' and 'Dry state'. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Council began to strengthen its network outside by becoming a constituent member of the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI) as well as a member of the Asian Baptist Federation (ABF) and the Baptist World Alliance (BWA). His name was Hubi, but he died the following October. rude hut and guards were assigned to watch him. Who was the first christian missionary of nagaland Get the answers you need, now! The Nagaland Development Outreach which had been set up as the development wing of the Council at Nikhekhu village at Dimapur, began to expand its activities. And yet he declared, I propose to continue, in the months to come, to work as I have in the past, trusting that the Lord will use my efforts to build up His kingdom here. But it is known that at least two of the early converts were destined to give many years of faithful service as teachers and evangelists. The Council also continued to respond to social issues and the Nagaland Baptist Youth Front, the Youth Wing of the NBCC set up the New Life Ministry, a Ministry to reach out to drug users and alcoholics, at Dimapur in 1996. came down for trade. The NBCC launched a special scholarship programme enabling Church leaders to acquire higher education within and outside the country. The Impur and Kohima Missionaries welcomed the new venture heartily and gave the Ukhrul Missionaries all the encouragement they could. Discussion for peace continued. On 3 August 1968, "Gen" Kaito, a Naga leader, was assassinated in broad daylight in the heart of Kohima town. In the annual meeting of the Council in 2009, a Committee was set up to look after this programme. which transformed the life of the Nagas. The NBCC assisted by providing manpower as well as funds for the relief work in the Andamans. no security there. Since the first contacts with the strange, They were baptized at Sibsagar on 11th November 1872. He continued to report that there was no visible progress to speak of. As the hearts of the villagers were drawn Who was the first christian missionary if Nagaland? 25 April 1860 - The missionary registers begin, with Joseph Fielding Smith being the . persons to dig and enlarge the smaller pond beside the drinking pond. The NBCC also secured land near the Secretariat Complex at Kohima for establishing a Convention Center. Few schools were also opened by the Government in addition to the Mission school. The fratricidal confrontations among the various Naga groups and the State authorities led to the loss of lives, disturbed public order and thwarted the economic development of the State. Rev. The Government of Nagaland finally took heed and passed the Act on Total Prohibition of Liquor in the State of Nagaland on 29th March, 1990. King, his family and their helpers had set up the Angami Mission in 1881, though without a single Angami as a local member. problem and fear. The first was related to a change of nomenclature to reflect the broadened vision of the Mission. village, followed by the curious villagers, Clark first went to see the Chapel see the school increased. 1929:198). expedition for Clark, more so it was beyond the British flag, and a very risky NBCC made further progress in providing Chaplains in major cities such as Delhi, Pune, Bangalore. 1st Step: Go to the NBSE's official website. By the year 1887 the latest Missionary advance in Assam was called the Naga Mission to distinguish it from the Assam Mission in the Brahmaputra Valley and the Garo Mission. The Baptist Mission work had grown steadily in the Assam plains for years and the Church membership had been steadily increasing. However, eventually British rule came to Nagaland and with it Christian missionaries who converted 95% of Nagas to Christianity and signalled the start of big changes in the lives of the tribal people who traditionally lived in warring tribal villages and followed ' Donyi-Polo ' an animist faith that translates a worship of the sun and moon. Counting from 1937, therefore, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council celebrates the completion of seventy five years in 2012. Dr. E. W. Clark and his wife Mary Mead following his appointment as missionary to India, left Boston in October 20, 1868 and sailed for one hundred and sixty days in the bark "Pearl" bound for Calcutta, and after travelling by trains, steamer and elephant, arrived at Sibsagar in In this paper he narrated in brief the Missionary work among the Nagas in Nagaland (formerly Naga Hills) and even including the Nagas of Manipur. This day 147 years ago in 1872, the first At this centre, various programmes and activities including fisheries and plantations are being taken up. Rev. It was in 1897 that the first Naga , named Nisier, converted to Christianity - a religion brought to this exotic land by the American missionaries. S. W. Rivenburg records, On their return to their mountain home, a small The Nagaland Baptist Church Council as such was reorganized only in 1953 and then functioned as a true organization, though somewhat provisional, until 1960, under a constitution laid down to guide its working. listened. Then, a Rajesh Singh The name Naga is generic term that refers to a group of over thirty tribes inhabiting not only in Nagaland but also some hilly region of the states of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. If you want to submit, write to us Contact ]. Later, talk began for the baptism, and the Village Council Hence, a budget allocation was made to bring in the local resources, and naturally more contributions were expected from the stronger Associations. gathering up, at harvest time, their crops and all, bringing all down as a The story telling sessions included moralizing accounts of Abraham, monuments of Gods miraculous work and His sustaining Grace for all Nagas. Clark set up his Mission Station here until it was shifted to Impur in 1894. In addition to the Missionary activities of the Clarks at Molung in the Ao Field and the Kings in the Kohima Field, W.E. At the 33rd Annual Session at Molvom, from 24th to 26th October 1969, a strong Nagaland Central Committee on Liquor Prohibition was formed to further work on this issue (AEC-69/59). This changed in the 19th century, when the Burmese Empire launched several invasions of Assam between 1817 and 1826, which led the Nagas to briefly fall under Burmese rule. After a week, when Godhula proposed to return to A Peace Director was employed to oversee the peace work. On 31 August 1972, the Government banned the three Naga bodies, 1) The Naga National Council, 2) the Naga Federal Government, and 3) the Federal Army. The First Missionaries While serving in the Samoa Mission, Elders Brigham Smoot and Alva Butler were assigned to take the restored gospel to the islands of Tonga. 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