Rabha Baptist Church Union

Rabha Baptist Convention (RBC), previously known as “Rabha Baptist Church Union”, is a Baptist denomination of India. It is in the East of India, primarily in the state of Assam. The Union is made up primarily of Rabha people, an indigenous ethnic group of northeastern India. In 2005, the Union had 51 congregations and 8000 members.[1]
In the period 1930–32, Christianity was introduced to the tribes and two young Rabhas accepted Christianity.[2] The number of Christian families increased to around 20 families and a church established in Kalbhandari.
Two Rabhas, Kamakya and Ganesh Rabha, approached the Glasbys, Australian missionaries of the Australian Baptist Missionary Society, for help revitalising the church after many families had returned to Hinduism. The first Rabha Baptist Church was established at Kalbhandari on May 6, 1959.[2] Rev Rex Glasby formulated the name “Rabha Baptist Church Union”, registering the RBCU under the society of Registration Act. 1960. The change of name to "Rabha Baptist Convention” occurred on February 14, 2014.[2] In 2017, the RBC has 12356 members in 64 churches of Meghalaya, Assam and West Bengal, and eight fellowships.[3]

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References
  1. "Global interAction - Communities following Jesus in their own distinctive ways". 26 October 2005. Archived from the original on 26 October 2005.
  2. "History of RBC". Rabha Baptist Convention.
  3. "Church Growth". Rabha Baptist Convention.


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