Nagaland Baptist Church Council
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Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) is a Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...

 church of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is in the North Eastern state of Nagaland
Nagaland
Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur...

. It counts more than 1001 congregations. It has over 600,000 members. More than 20 Naga Baptist conventions are affiliated to it. Baptists form more than 80% of Nagaland's population and is the most Baptist state in the world. Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang
Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang
Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang is the largest Baptist convention affiliated to the Nagaland Baptist Church Council, with over 125 full-fledged churches, 25 fellowships, and average weekly church attendance between 150,000 to 200,000.-History:The convention was formed in 1897 with Impur of India as...

 ( Ao Baptist Churches Convention) is the largest convention affiliated to NBCC.
The Sumi Naga
Sumi Naga
The Sümi or Sema Naga is one of the major Naga tribes in Nagaland, India. The Sümis mainly inhabit the Zunheboto district, although many Sümis have migrated outside Nagaland for work and education....

tribe has three associations affiliated to the NBCC - Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (Nito Mount), Sumi Aphuyemi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu eno the Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu.The Kuki Baptist Association Nagaland(KBAN) also has its affiliation to the NBCC with more than 50 member churches.
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