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'''Assam Baptist Convention''' ('''ABC''') is a [[Baptists|Baptist]] [[Christian denomination]] in Assam, India. It is affiliated with the [[Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]] and the [[Asia Pacific Baptist Federation]] ([[Baptist World Alliance]]).<br />
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==History==<br />
The Assam Baptist Convention traces its origins back to the work of 19th Century Baptists missionaries in Assam<ref>{{cite book |title=Christianity in Assam and inter-faith dialogue: a study on the modern religious movements in north east India |last=Muttumana |first=Mathew |page=108 |year=1984 |publisher=Satprakashan Sanchar Kendra |oclc=12809065 }}</ref> such as Krishna Chandra Pal, [[Nathan Brown (missionary)|Nathan Brown]], Oliver Cutter and [[Miles Bronson and the Noctes|Miles Bronson]]. The first indigenous person from Assam to be baptized into the baptist faith was Nidhi Levi from the [[Jalia Kaibarta]] ethnicity baptized in 1841. The Baptist Church of Assam was formed in 1845 with its headquarters at [[Guwahati]]. There was a small revival in [[Nidhi]] in 1847, but as of 1861 the Assam Baptist Church had only 31 members.<ref>{{cite book|last=Moffett|first=Samuel Hugh|title=1500 to 1900.|year=2005|publisher=HarperSanFrancisco|location=Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books|isbn=1-57075-450-0|pages=425–427|edition=2nd rev. and corrected}}</ref><br />
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According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 37,410 members and 921 churches.<ref>Baptist World Alliance, [https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/ Members], baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved 5 May 2023</ref><br />
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==Schools==<br />
The Assam Baptist Convention currently operates a school in [[Nagaon]] and another in [[Golaghat]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]]<br />
* [[North East India Christian Council]]<br />
* [[List of Christian denominations in North East India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Christianity in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1845]]<br />
[[Category:Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]]<br />
[[Category:1845 establishments in British India]]<br />
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