Garo Baptist Convention is a

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and

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. It is named after the ethnic group of the name

Garo Garo may refer to: People and languages * Garo people, a tribal people in India ** Garo language, the language spoken by the Garo tribe Places * Kingdom of Garo, a former kingdom in southern Ethiopia * Garo, Colorado * Garo Hills, part of the Ga ...

. Most members of this church are in

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

. In Bangladesh the central office of the GBC is located in Birisiri under the suburban area Susong Durgapur of

Netrokona District Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh. Etymology The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe ...

, it was established in the year of 1890.

History

The Garo Baptist Convention consists of churches planted by the American Baptist missionaries since the mid-19th century in the state of

. Garo Baptist Convention is also a member of the

Council of Baptist Churches in North-East India The Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India is a Baptist Christian denomination in North East India. It is a member of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation. It is also a member body of the North East India Christian Council, the regional c ...

or CBCNEI, an umbrella organization of Baptist Churches in

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, which has other sister Baptist Associations such as the

Nagaland Baptist Church Council The Nagaland Baptist Church Council is a Baptist Christian organization based in Nagaland, India. It is affiliated with the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is located in Kohima, the ...

, Karbi-Anglong Baptist Convention and

Arunachal Baptist Church Council The Arunachal Baptist Church Council (ABCC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in North East India. ABCC is led by Mr. Pema Tshetan, President, and Advocate Tugaso Manyu, General Secretary. The convention has it ...

. In Bangladesh there are 12,340 members, the other Baptist conventions are

Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha The Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha is a Baptist Christian denomination in Bangladesh. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Dhaka. History The Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha has its origins in a British mis ...

(member 15,000) and Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship.

Memberships

The Garo Baptist Convention had 2,619 churches and 333,908 baptized members in 2020.

Institutions

GBC runs the Harding Theological College in Tura, Meghalaya. GBC also runs the J.N.B. Memorial Baptist Training Institute in Birishiri,

Mymensingh Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...

, Bangladesh.Baptist Colleges, Seminaries, and Bible Schools
, Baptist World Alliance

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GBC in Bangladesh
1890 establishments in British India Religion in Meghalaya Baptist Christianity in Bangladesh Baptist denominations in India Baptist denominations in Asia Christianity in Meghalaya {{baptists-stub

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