Summary
Agartala Baptist Church is a Baptist 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 at Arundhutinagar in the southern part of Agartala city.
History edit
It is the oldest church in Agartala and was established in the 1930s.[1]
Controversy edit
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,[2] 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.[2] Such fears were justified; the church in the nearby district of Krishnanagar was attacked by a mob in February the following year.[3]
Affiliation edit
The church comes under the Abhicharan Circle of the Sadar North Baptist Association of TBCU.[4]
See also edit
Notes and references edit
- ^ "Rally against converted tribals' ST status put off, Tripura's oldest church prepares for Christmas with excitement". The Indian Express. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b Bhaumik, Subir (18 April 2000). "'Church backing Tripura rebels'". Calcutta: BBC News. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ Fischer, Michael (26 August 2001). "Mob Attacks Church In Tripura, India". Worthy News. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Sadar North Baptist Association". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Retrieved 24 April 2024.