Kohima Lotha Baptist Church

Kohima Lotha Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in the locality of Lower Chandmari Ward, Kohima, Nagaland, India.[1] The church building was opened in 2017, although the congregation had been formed since 1956. It is one of the biggest Lotha Baptist churches in Nagaland and also the main church building of the Lotha Nagas in Kohima city.[2]

Kohima Lotha Baptist Church
KLBC
25.662257°N 94.105581°E / 25.662257; 94.105581
LocationLower Chandmari Ward, Kohima, Nagaland
CountryIndia
DenominationBaptist
AssociationsNagaland Baptist Church Council
Membership2406
Websitewww.klbconline.com
History
Founded1956 (1956)
Dedicated10 September 2017
Architecture
Years built2011–2017
Groundbreaking2011
CompletedSeptember 2017
Specifications
Capacity3000
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Rev. Dr. K. Benry Lotha

History

The Kohima Lotha Baptist Church was established on 4 March 1956. The old church building was demolished in 2011 and a new building was constructed in 2017. Today the church has a total membership of 2406 with 7 sectoral fellowships across the city.[3]

Architecture

The four floored building has a 3000 seating capacity with two floors in the basement for vehicular parking. It was built at a cost of ₹ 1,63,65,000. Hutoshe Awomi as the Chief Engineer and Nungsangwati as the Chief Architect.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Kohima Lotha Baptist Church". Wikimapia.org.
  2. "Lotha Baptist Church in Kohima gets new building". www.easternmirrornagaland.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. "KLBC church history". www.klbconline.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. "KLBC dedicates its new church". www.iprnl.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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