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CHAPTER IVTHE MINISTRY OF THE KUKI CHRISTIAN CHURCHThe Kuki <strong>Christian</strong> Church of India and Burma isdivided into three synods <strong>for</strong> the administrative convenienceof the ministry.They are:1. The Kuki <strong>Christian</strong> Church's Synod Manipur, whichincludes the Kuki <strong>Christian</strong> Churches of Burma2. The Kuki <strong>Christian</strong> Church's Synod of Nagaland3. The Kuki <strong>Christian</strong> Church's Synod of AssamThe three synods of the K.C.C.have differentorigins. The <strong>for</strong>mation of the K.C.C. brought about severalchanges in the administrative organization of the Kuki<strong>Christian</strong> Churches.The Kuki <strong>Christian</strong> Church's Synod ofManipur was <strong>for</strong>merly the Kuki Baptist Convention of Manipur.When the K.C.C. was <strong>for</strong>mally organized on April 9, 1979, theKuki Baptist Convention, which had also been known as theZogam Baptist Convention, joined the K.C.C. and became theKuki <strong>Christian</strong> Church's Synod of Manipur.TheKuki <strong>Christian</strong> Church's Synod of Manipur includesthe Kuki <strong>Christian</strong> Churches of Burma, which derivedmainly from the Baptists and the Methodists.The KukiPres~yterians of Manipur also came under the K.C.C.'s Synodof Manipur. There are 205 local congregations of the K.C.C.in Manipur and Burma.140

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