Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) is a Protestant church of India. It is in the North Eastern state of Nagaland. It has over 600,000 members. More than 20 Naga Baptist conventions are affiliated to it. Baptists form more than 80% of Nagaland's population and is the most Baptist dominant state in the world. Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang ( Ao Baptist Churches Convention) and the Angami Baptist Church Council are the largest conventions affiliated to NBCC. The Sumi Naga tribe has three associations affiliated to the NBCC - Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (Nito Mount), Sumi Aphuyemi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu eno the Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu. The Kuki Baptist Association Nagaland(KBAN) also has its affiliation to the NBCC with more than 50 member churches.
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