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The Tripura Baptist Christian Union (TBCU) is the largest protestant church body in the Indian state of Tripura. It has its head office in Agartala, the state capital. The TBCU is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF) and the Baptist World Alliance (BWA).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Baptist World Alliance - Home )〕 It is also a member church in the North East India Christian Council (NEICC), a regional church body of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Regional Christan Councils )〕 As of 2013, TBCU had around 98,000 members in 840 churches.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Baptist World Alliance - Statistics )〕 ==History== The union was formed under the leadership of Rev. M.J. Eade in December 1938 in Lakshmilunga, a village six miles from Agartala. TBCU was supported and funded from the beginning by the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society (NZBMS) and they provided most of the staff till the 1960s. Since then TBCU has now become an independent indigenous self-supporting church organisation. Rev. M.J. Eade was appointed as the first General Secretary of the Tripura Baptist Christian Union. Rev. Lalhuala Darlong was the first national General Secretary. 〔Origin and Growth of Christianity in Tripura (Sukhendu Debbarma, 1996)〕 TBCU employs many pastors and evangelists and runs community programs such as schools and dispensaries. Since the early 80s, it has been working in partnerships with the Baptist Church of Mizoram (BCM) and also with the Evangelical Church of Maraland (ECM) from Mizoram. Both BCM and ECM have many workers in Tripura working as missionaries and evangelist/teachers in various TBCU churches and schools. TBCU celebrated its Golden jubilee and Diamond Jubilees in 1988 and 1998 respectively with much fanfare. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tripura Baptist Christian Union」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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