accepted with collective responsibility of consequent adversity or fortune and During the time when the Rivenburgs had been away on a break in 1907, H.B. 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. 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 . First Deputy Speaker of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly: First Secretary of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly: First woman Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland: First Naga Woman President of the United Democratic Party, Nagaland: First Naga to be appointed as Governor of an Indian State: First Naga Woman to be Chairman of a Village Council (2005): First General State Election conducted (46 seats): 10th-16th Jan. First Nagaland Legislative Council constituted: Feb. First Naga to be a magistrate of British India: First Naga Woman IFS (Indian Foreign Service) officer: First Naga to serve as an Indian ambassador: First Nagaland Armed Police battalion established: First Director of Health Services in Nagaland (1963): First Chairman of Nagaland Public Service Commission: First Naga woman member of Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC): First Naga or the first Naga Woman Member of the UPSC: First Transport service inaugurated in Nagaland: The first Police Commissionerate in Nagaland: First Naga matriculate (passed class 10): First Naga graduate in science stream (PCM): Graduated from Madras Dental College in the year 1973, joined Nagaland state service in the year 1974. Khiamniungan Baptist Association6. The ceasefire declaration was followed by setting up of a Cease-fire Monitoring Cell to enforce the Ground Rules as laid down by Government of India. The Council decided that the new religion will be This was in one way a better plan and finally, the Patkai Christian College was established at Chumukedima, and the NBCC became one of the major sponsoring bodies. Villages containing NNC members, persuaded them to cease their clandestine activities. A mass baptism took place on the Easter of 2004 at Khuochiezie where different congregations brought their baptismal candidates. The first was related to a change of nomenclature to reflect the broadened vision of the Mission. What ensued was Supongmerens act of teaching Ao language, custom and culture Godhula also professed that God would free and save them from the adversaries Discover the world's research 20+ million members the gospel and also teach the ways of knowledge to their children especially They came with craftsmen who rebuilt . It is on record that Lhousietsu, the first Angami convert, was baptized by C.D. Tanquist and others had sown the idea of a united Naga Baptist Churches for fellowship and solidarity of witness. Suffering threats on his life the Arthington missionaries in 1897. reminded of the mighty works of Gods for Nagas, and the Molungkimong Baptist 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. The NBCC began to expand its mandate and in response to the felt need for the Churches to have a holistic approach to Ministry, began to address socio-economic concerns. As early as 1962 a proposal was made to organize a Nagaland Theological Fellowship (ANBC 62-89). devotional service was conducted at the Chapel hall where Clark delivered the The influence of peace and love First YouTube Channel from Nagaland to cross 100,000 subscribers: First from Nagaland to get YouTubes Silver Creator Award: First Virtual Reality (VR) Lounge launched in Nagaland at: First census covering the entire area of Naga Hills district: First in North East to get level 2 food laboratory: First COVID-19 / bio-safety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory in Nagaland. "We have invoked Rani Ma Guidenlu who was a freedom fighter and a Padma Bhushan winner. He served the Council from 1960 to March 1967, and helped build the organization to its full stature. words of the Gospel from Godhula and Clark. the new religion will stop head-hunting, sickness and famine in the village and 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. 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. His name was Hubi, but he died the following October. Clark set up his Mission Station here until it was shifted to Impur in 1894. 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. Through NBCCs intervention, stronger institutions contributed funds and assisted the weaker ones on a rotation basis. Angami Baptist Association 2. A Hymn book, Highest Praise, was also published for use in the schools. In 1998, the Council commissioned the Nagaland Development Outreach (NDO), the development wing of the Council. This day continues to be observed with legislators, bureaucrats, ordained Ministers and Church leaders participating in this annual programme. Supongmeren was of Christianity and school system at Sibsagar. These discussions finally resulted in the Shillong Accord signed on 11 November 1975, by the Governor of Nagaland L.P Singh representing the Government of India and the NNC leadership represented by Assa and Kevi Yalley. Clark engaged two The constitutional head of state is the governor, appointed by the president of India. sermon and also administered the first Lords Supper which marking the As recommended by NBWU, Miss K. Kapfo was appointed as a full-time Women Secretary. There are several views expressed by scholars regarding the origin of the word Naga. Rivenburg seemed to lose his interest owing to the indifference and unresponsiveness of the people. Kohima 797001, Nagaland. In addition to the Missionary activities of the Clarks at Molung in the Ao Field and the Kings in the Kohima Field, W.E. Missionaries and ministers came to India in the 19th century, found their way into Nagaland, and converted almost all Nagas to Christianity. 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. Church leaders wrote to the Government to remove the Disturbed Area Act imposed on the State. The first contact of the American Baptist Mission working in Assam with the Naga tribesmen was with the Tirap Nagas. It revived the Kohima Baptist Pastors Fellowship. The Nagaland languages accord with the Tibetan -Burmese group of languages. Chang Baptist Association 4. When Billy Graham spoke in Nagaland in 1973 he drew crowds of more than 100,000. 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. The seventies and eighties saw a great spiritual awakening in the Nagaland Baptist Churches, and the Churches grew numerically and spiritually. December 16 through the RongsensLenmang (Ao-Ahom Trade Route that ran The NDO has also initiated seminars and workshops on youth leadership and development, theology of development and other socio-economic development trainings. Before the end of the decade he had taken an extended break and returned as a medical Doctor. 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. Konyak Baptist Association 7. 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. For this, different programmes are being initiated for its Associations and Churches. This day 147 years ago in 1872, the first The Council having understood the responsibility of the Church to address the needs of society and to address socio economic issues, began to reach out to impact society. The ceasefire was later extended further. Instagram. Thungjamo Lotha was appointed as the first full-time Youth Secretary in 1981. see the school increased. Dickson also took a special interest in winning the Smis to Christ, and he visited some Smi villages bordering the Angami area. peering in at the children who were studying and reciting.(Bowers 1929:197) Then at the Special Joint Meeting of the NBCC Executive Committee and Church elders at Kohima, from 27th to 29th June 1967, the pressing need for a Christian college in Nagaland, through which young people could be trained aright for secular as well as Christian Ministries, was strongly voiced out. of representatives were given out, some other zealous natives also volunteered 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. More so, Naga Hills was beyond the control of the British flag, but 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. fascinated to hear the good news since the natives lived with threat of The mist-shrouded hills and the steep landscape makes access difficult. Therefore, the Council began a Guest House project in 2002 and was completed in 2011, and named it the Kenneth Complex. They were baptized at Sibsagar on 11th November 1872. enemies, deadly diseases and famine. began to soften their hard hearts and they called this rude hut the sweet During this period, the work among the Lothas faced a setback owing to the absence of the Witters. with Godhula and started living with him. The idea was to expand this network to the global prayer bodies. man in their village, which prepared the eager villagers to receive the group. The mission was led by Rev. The state recorded 76.57 percent of polling. And I am not a persecuted Christian in India. The final round of talks with Indira Gandhi was held in New Delhi on 3 October 1967. 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 Historical Beginnings of the Baptist Church in Nagaland. At the Dimapur Annual Session of 1967, the Nagaland Baptist Womens Union was also officially represented for the first time by its officers J. Savino (President) and L. Noksangchila Ao (Secretary). Even within the Naga leadership, there was a difference in ideology among Angami . gathering up, at harvest time, their crops and all, bringing all down as a The Women Department organized Statewide peace processions on the 29th of February 1996, which received a massive response. of head-hunting, famine and plague and that they will be alleviated of all Clark, Godhula and Supongmeren set out for Molungkimong from Sibsagar on The NBCC launched a special scholarship programme enabling Church leaders to acquire higher education within and outside the country. 1. The NBCCs role in improving education and instilling Christian principles continued. Through Miqlat, a good number of women have regained their self-worth and confidence in the Lord. and every possible space and they hurried back to the village in the evening The Nagaland Assembly announced Indian English as the official language of Nagaland and it is also the medium for education in Nagaland since 1967. Today, more than 95% of Naga people identify as Christians, mostly Baptist. 17K. 9 and 10). It was during this time that Supongmeren With this, the Peace Mission was formed. 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). We believe that the present indications lead us to maintain constant readiness to occupy new stations in these hills, extending the work on the Assam side to meet the progress of the Missions in Upper Burma. (Cited by J.E. 1868 and sailed for one hundred and sixty days in the bark Pearl bound for 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). Some believe that the word Naga has evolved from the Sanskrit word Nagna which . J .E. fixed a certain phase of the next moon by using the traditional Yongsk method The administrative building complex, with the facilities of general office, rooms for womens work and youth departments, one hall and a guest room, was completed with contributions from the Associations and Churches including a generous grant of `76, 714 from the CBCNEI. As the number of Associations and network of the NBCC grew, the Nagaland Police Baptist Association also became a constituent member of the Council. 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. Supongmeren, along with other natives of the Savio Rodrigues December 27, 2021 10:37:29 IST. There were charges and counter-charges between the Security forces and the Nagas for breach of the terms of the agreement. 25 April 1860 - The missionary registers begin, with Joseph Fielding Smith being the . Many of the member Associations began to establish and manage Baptist schools to provide quality education and to lay the foundation of Christian principles. The inhabitants, belonging to the 16 major tribes and other sub tribes of Mongoloid race and are collectively called the Nagas. Under Wic-Wic, people were called to wipe their life slate clean with Christ before entering the new millennium. At the Jubilee conference in 1886, E.G. 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. Today, NBCC has 20 full fledged Associations, 4 Associate members, 15553 Churches and 5,19,000 members. Lotha Baptist Association 9. The Nagaland Missionary Movement (NMM) is a denominational mission organization under the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), consisting of 20 Baptist associations with 1,325 local churches. passionate zeal that touched the natives was Temolung Meyipang, Temolung fifteen members who were ready for baptism gathered at the Chapel to hear the The NBCC is also one of the sponsoring members of the Clark Theological College (CTC), established in 1972 at Aolijen near Mokokchung. though Godhula proclaimed himself as teacher of a new religion, some village from their fields and huddled around Godhula and listened to newer Biblical 18. I refused every invitation for I knew that there was Another song he sang with For some time there was little insurgency inside Nagaland. 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. promised to visit Molungkimong. Missionaries & the Spread of Christianity Across the World. Clark recounts the event in the following words Becoming That day, 620 candidates were baptized by 20 Ministers. In the following year, he was joined by his wife and his sister, Rhoda Bronson. Modern education, together with Christian missions, contributed to the politicization of Naga ethnicity. Tanquist, The Gospel Among the Nagas, as reported in 1936). By 1959 several standing committees (with one Board), namely, (a) Literature and Christian Education Board, (b) Stewardship Committee, (c) Evangelistic Committee, and (d) Youth Committee, were also appointed (NBCC, Dimapur, 2nd to 4th April, 1959; NC 59/001). officers of the village. In his confinement, he sang the sweet gospel hymn Answer (1 of 2): About Nagaland The tremendous growth of Christianity in Nagaland started from a place called Molungkimong and is the result of the missionaries, Edward Winter Clark(an American) and Godhula(an Assamese from Sibsagar). This 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. Mr. E. W. Clark visited Molungyimchen village for the first time in December 1872. "The 'ceasefire with the Nagas'". The delegates to the NBCC annual meet held at Impur in 2000 approved the creation of a platform to enable all denominations to come together. Gospel but had no knowledge of Christ. Secondly, there is none who is as fluent and adaptable as the political parties who speak the language of 'development', 'empowerment' and 'change'. 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. In 1911, 81-year-old Edwin Clark's health began to fail, forcing him to return to America. 2 See answers Advertisement . Kuki Baptist Association 8. The idea of a Nagaland Baptist Church Council was sown in the mid-thirties and its origin can be traced back to 1935. Village Council decided to invite Clark and made an appointment with him and The first followers were fishermen from the region of the Sea of Galilee and were usually called in pairs. Consequently, the following Sabbath . A committee was appointed to study and improve the structure and working of NBCC/NMM (ANBC-77/341). Who was the first christian missionary if Nagaland? 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 cessation of ceasefire ended in 1972. the Natives of Molungkimong assured to protect him and as such Dr. Clark uncivilized Nagas from the hills, dubbed by the Assamese as head-cutters, Miles Bronson established a Christian Mission Centre at Namsang village in 1839. The club wrote to the Simon Commission in 1929 demanding that "Nagas should not be included within the Reformed Scheme of India". Under the leadership of Rev. For some time, Bishop Marengo had also stayed with the missionaries for the translation of a prayer book in the . 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. The state is divided into seven administrative districts. At the onset let me state this fact as clearly and as bluntly as possible: I am an Indian Christian. Molungkimong village with Supongmeren and some other Molungkimong natives in 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). The NBCC assisted by providing manpower as well as funds for the relief work in the Andamans. Nagaland Post . J.E. Rengma Baptist Association 10. Meanwhile, a proposal came from Tuisem Shishak for the possibility of establishing a Christian college in this region. On 22 November, 2013, a statue of Rev. In the authorised the village pond (ChungliTzbo) for baptism. Thus the first Church in Naga soil was established. The third day after the fatiguing Phom Baptist Association 11. There were two significant actions taken during the initial term of the Mission Secretary. After he assumed office as the president, the situation among the Naga communities spiraled out of hand so rapidly that the region and the people could be seen making a nosedive towards their own doom. Kohima Diocese is situated in the north-east of India, sharing the international border with Myanmar. under the vigilant eyes of the warriors. Village Council sent sixty warriors to escort Clark. Rev. some twenty-three or thirty, Godhula says, have been talking seriously of Ramunny, Murkot. His family managed to survive because he accepted employment as manager of an indigo plantation in the interior of Bengal. 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. [12] The Touch Kohima movement saw Power Points being formed in different colonies where people from different Churches gathered to pray. [1] It is the mission department of the Baptist Churches in Nagaland yet is autonomous in its functions. Keeping this in mind, a master plan is being prepared with the vision of accomplishing much more in the future. The Rev.Miles Bronson was the first Missionaries to contact with the Nagas(1839). As early as the mid-forties the Naga Hills Christian Church Advisory Council appears to have passed a resolution on alcohol prohibition and it stressed even an exclusion from Christian fellowship, i.e. The Council also constructed a new commercial building behind its old Building on Nyamo Road, Dimapur. the whole village. 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. 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