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'''Agartala Baptist Church''' is a [[Baptist]] [[church (building)|Church]] in the city of [[Agartala]], the capital of [[Tripura]] state in [[India]]. It is affiliated to the [[Tripura Baptist Christian Union]] (TBCU) and is located in [[Arundhutinagar]] in the southern part of [[Agartala]] city.<br />
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== History and Controversy ==<br />
It is the oldest church in Agartala and was established in the 1930s.<br />
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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]],<ref name=BBC20000418>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/717775.stm | title='Church backing Tripura rebels' | date=18 April 2000 | first= Subir | last=Bhaumik | location=Calcutta | publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name=BBC20000418 /> Such fears were justified; the [[Agartala City Baptist Church|church in the nearby district of Krishnanagar]] was attacked by a mob in February the following year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worthynews.com/2248-mob-attacks-church-in-tripura-india | title=Mob Attacks Church In Tripura, India | date=26 August 2001 | first=Michael | last=Fischer | publisher=Worthy News | accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref><br />
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== Location ==<br />
It is located inside the Baptist Mission Compound in Arundhutinagar.<br />
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== Community ==<br />
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''Pastor'' : Dakshina Rn Reang<br />
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''Deacons'':<br />
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''Committee'':<br />
* Secretary:<br />
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* Women Secretary:<br />
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''Membership''<br />
There are more than 70 families related to the church.<br />
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== Affiliation ==<br />
The church comes under the [[Abhicharan]] Circle of the [[Sadar North Baptist Association]] of TBCU.<br />
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== Activities ==<br />
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''Sunday'' :<br />
* Bengali service<br />
* Mizo service<br />
* Kokborok service<br />
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''Saturday'' :<br />
* Youth Service<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[National Liberation Front of Tripura]]<br />
* [[Agartala City Baptist Church]]<br />
* [[AKSB]]<br />
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==Notes and references==<br />
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[[Category:Churches in Agartala]]<br />
[[Category:Tripura Baptist Christian Union]]<br />
[[Category:Baptist churches in India]]<br />
[[Category:Religious organizations established in the 1930s]]</div>>Blablubbs