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{{Infobox Christian denomination<br />
| name = Garo Baptist Convention<br />
| native_name = <br />
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| image = [[Garo Baptist Convention (GBC), Birishiri, Durgapur, Netrokona]]<br />
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| abbreviation = GBC<br />
| main_classification = [[Evangelicalism]]<br />
| theology = [[Baptists|Baptist]]<br />
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| leader_title = President<br />
| leader_name = Mr. Sundar A Sangma<br />
| leader_title1 = General Secretary<br />
| leader_name1 = Rev Janang R. Sangma<br />
| associations = [[Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India]], [[Baptist World Alliance]]<br />
| founder = [[American Baptist Foreign Mission Society]]<br />
| founded_date = {{start date and age|df=yes|1874}}<br />
| founded_place =<br />
| area = [[Meghalaya]], [[Assam]], [[Bangladesh]]<br />
| language =[[Garo language|Garo]]<br />
| headquarters = [[Tura, Meghalaya|Tura]], [[India]]<br />
| congregations = 2,619<br />
| members = 333,908<br />
| ministers = <br />
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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]]).<br />
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==History==<br />
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><br />
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==Memberships==<br />
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><br />
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== Schools ==<br />
[[File:Harding Theological College, Tura.JPG|thumb| Harding Theological College at [[Tura, Meghalaya|Tura]], [[Meghalaya]]]]<br />
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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><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 />
* [[Bible]]<br />
* [[Born again]]<br />
* [[Worship service (evangelicalism)]]<br />
* [[Jesus Christ]]<br />
* [[Believers' Church]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130331003604/http://www.gbc-bd.org/index_1.php GBC in Bangladesh]<br />
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