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{{Short description|Baptist Christian denomination in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox Christian denomination
| name = Garo Baptist Convention
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| image               =  [[Garo Baptist Convention (GBC), Birishiri, Durgapur, Netrokona]]
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| abbreviation        = GBC
| main_classification = [[Evangelicalism]]
| theology            = [[Baptists|Baptist]]
| orientation = 
| leader_title        = President
| leader_name         = Mr. Sundar A Sangma
| leader_title1       =  General Secretary
| leader_name1        =  Rev Janang R. Sangma
| associations = [[Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]], [[Baptist World Alliance]]
| founder  = [[American Baptist Foreign Mission Society]]
| founded_date = {{start date and age|df=yes|1874}}
| founded_place =
| area                = [[Meghalaya]], [[Assam]], [[Bangladesh]]
| language            =[[Garo language|Garo]]
| headquarters  = [[Tura, Meghalaya|Tura]], [[India]]
| congregations = 2,619
| members = 333,908
| ministers = 
| website =   
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'''Garo Baptist Convention''' is a [[Baptists|Baptist]] [[Christian denomination]] of [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. It is named after the ethnic group of the name [[Garo people|Garo]]. Most members of this church are in [[Meghalaya]]. In Bangladesh the central office of the GBC is located in Birishiri under the Durgapur Upazila of [[Netrokona District]]. It is affiliated with the [[Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]] and the [[Asia Pacific Baptist Federation]] ([[Baptist World Alliance]]).

==History==
It was established in the year of 1881, though it started working in that area in 1874.<ref> Hub Network, [https://hubnetwork.in/a-celebration-of-faith-marks-150-years-of-church-establishment-in-garo-hills/ A celebration of Faith marks 150 years of Church establishment in Garo Hills], hubnetwork.in, India, February 3, 2024</ref>

==Memberships==
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 2,619 churches and 333,908 baptized members. <ref>Baptist World Alliance, [https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/ Members], baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023</ref>

== Schools ==
[[File:Harding Theological College, Tura.JPG|thumb| Harding Theological College at [[Tura, Meghalaya|Tura]], [[Meghalaya]]]]

GBC runs the Harding Theological College in Tura, Meghalaya. GBC also runs the J.N.B. Memorial Baptist Training Institute in [[Birishiri]], [[Netrokona]], Bangladesh.<ref>[https://www.bwanet.org/programs/mej/baptist-colleges-seminaries-and-bible-schools Baptist Colleges, Seminaries, and Bible Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203181900/http://bwanet.org/programs/mej/baptist-colleges-seminaries-and-bible-schools |date=3 February 2020 }}, Baptist World Alliance</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]]
* [[North East India Christian Council]]
* [[List of Christian denominations in North East India]]
* [[Bible]]
* [[Born again]]
* [[Worship service (evangelicalism)]]
* [[Jesus Christ]]
* [[Believers' Church]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130331003604/http://www.gbc-bd.org/index_1.php GBC in Bangladesh]

{{Churches in India}}
{{Baptist World Alliance Members}}

[[Category:1890 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:Religion in Meghalaya]]
[[Category:Baptist Christianity in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]]
[[Category:Christianity in Meghalaya]]


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