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Garo Baptist Convention is a
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of
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and
Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. 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
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 ...
. 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


See also

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Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast 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 ...
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North East India Christian Council North East India Christian Council (NEICC) is a Protestant ecumenical council of North East India, affiliated to the National Council of Churches in India as one of the regional councils in the year 1939. History The North East India Christian Co ...
*
List of Christian denominations in North East India The following shows the Christian denominations present in Northeast India, along with number of churches and approximate number of Church members. Anglican * Church of North India (CNI) ** Diocese of Northeast India (275) 50,000 * Church o ...
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Believers' Church The believers' Church is a theological doctrine of Evangelical Christianity that teaches that one becomes a member of the Church by new birth and profession of faith. Adherence to this doctrine is a common feature of defining an Evangelical Christia ...


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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