Agartala Baptist Church is a
Baptist
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Church
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Religion
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in the city of
Agartala
Agartala () is the capital city of the Indian state of Tripura, and is one of the largest cities in northeast India. The city is governed by the Agartala Municipal Corporation. The city is the seat of the Government of Tripura. It is located on ...
, the capital of
Tripura
Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...
state in
India
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. It is affiliated to the
Tripura Baptist Christian Union
The Tripura Baptist Christian Union (TBCU) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Tripura, India. It has its head office in Agartala, the state capital. The TBCU is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF) and the Baptist Wor ...
(TBCU) and is located at Arundhutinagar in the southern part of
Agartala
Agartala () is the capital city of the Indian state of Tripura, and is one of the largest cities in northeast India. The city is governed by the Agartala Municipal Corporation. The city is the seat of the Government of Tripura. It is located on ...
city.
History
It is the oldest church in Agartala and was established in the 1930s.
Controversy
Religion has long been a source of tension in Tripura, with the state government accusing the TBCU of links with the
National Liberation Front of Tripura
The National Liberation Front of Tripura (abbreviated NLFT) is a Tripuri nationalist militant organisation based in Tripura, India. It has an estimated 550 to 850 members.
The NLFT seeks to secede from India and establish an independent Tripu ...
,
which would be proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the 2002 Prevention of Terrorism Act. Guards had to be posted outside the headquarters of the Baptist Church in Agartala for fear of reprisals after the secretary of the Noapara Baptist Church was arrested in possession of explosives.
Such fears were justified; the
church in the nearby district of Krishnanagar was attacked by a mob in February the following year.
Affiliation
The church comes under the
Abhicharan Circle of the
Sadar North Baptist Association
Sadar North Baptist Association (SNBA) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Tripura. It is located within the West Tripura district of Tripura in India. As of 2014, SNBA had more than 21,000 members and 156 churches.
History
SNBA started ...
of TBCU.
See also
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National Liberation Front of Tripura
The National Liberation Front of Tripura (abbreviated NLFT) is a Tripuri nationalist militant organisation based in Tripura, India. It has an estimated 550 to 850 members.
The NLFT seeks to secede from India and establish an independent Tripu ...
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Agartala City Baptist Church
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AKSB
Notes and references
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Churches in Agartala
Tripura Baptist Christian Union
Baptist churches in India
Religious organizations established in the 1930s