ABOUT the Sadar North Baptists

The Sadar North Baptist Association currently has over 120 congregations in Tripura. The Association also has a full time school in the heart of Khumulwng (the Head Quarters of Tripura Tripura Areas Autonomous District Council).

Brief History of SNBA

Sadar North Baptist Association (SNBA) started as a small Circle within the Central Baptist Association of Tripura Baptist Christian Union (TBCU). It later on evolved and developed into a full-fledged association of TBCU with many churches affiliated to it. Today there are around more than 130 churches and fellowships within Sadar North Baptist Association.

Some pioneers of the Sadar North Baptist's are Life Deacon Biralal Debbarma (one of the first christians in the Kokborok speaking community and the Ex-President of SNBA) and Late Rev. Rabindra Debbarma.

The birth of SNBA

Before its birth as a full association the Sadar North Baptist Association was one of the four Pastor Circles under the Central Baptist Association. As churches grew rapidly with more new believers everywhere in the state, the Annual Assembly Session of Tripura Baptist Christian Union which was held in Subhash Nagar (North Tripura) on 23-26 February 1989 passed resolution that the Circles (e.g., South, Udaipur, Saisawm Sazai, and Sadar North) be given the full status of Associations. And it was how the Sadar North Baptist Association was established as an Association in the month of February 1989.

The leaders of the newly born Association with the kind presence of Rev. Hnehliana, the then General Secretary of TBCU, met prayerfully on March 25, 1989 at Durga Chowdhury Baptist Church and formed the first Executive Committee of the Association on ad hoc basis. The first members selected for the Executive Committee were:

• President: Mr. Biralal Debbarma
• Secretary: Rev. Rabindra Debbarma
• Treasurer: Mr. Chandra Kanta Debbarma

"The Lord has done great things for us, we were glad", Psalm 126:3

The Association

SNBA, as Sadar North Baptist Association is abbreviated, has the highest strength of Kokborok speaking Baptist community in Tripura. Estimates says that there are roughly 16,000 baptists in Sadar North. The Executive Secretary of SNBA is Rev. Kishore Kr. Debbarma.

There are more than 125 churches and fellowships under SNBA. It has four Church Circles, namely:

• Mandwi Baptist Circle.
• Abhicharan Baptist Circle.
• Khumulwng Baptist Circle.
• Hezamara Baptist Circle.

The Association is headed by the Executive Secretary (Rev. Kishore Kr. Debbarma) having its head-office in TBCU Mission Compound, A.D. Nagar, Agartala.

The Association is registered under the TBCU. The Association is located within the Sadar sub-division of West Tripura district of Tripura. The Association runs one English Medium schools, namely:

• Yakhili Academy (in Khumulwng, TTAADC HQ).