Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang

Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM) ("Ao Baptist Church Association") is the largest Baptist Association affiliated to the Nagaland Baptist Church Council, with over 157 full-fledged churches and 10 fellowships. As of 2012, the convention had 98,724 baptized members.

The Association was formed in 1897 with Impur (in Mokokchung district) of India as its headquarters so as to bind the Baptist Churches of the Ao tribe. The Aos, being the first Naga tribe to embrace Christianity in 1872, have played a pioneering role in every aspect of Naga life over the past century and half and so has the ABAM which was instrumental in spreading the Baptist faith to the rest of the Nagas with the result that 90% of present-day Nagaland population is Christian with 80% professing the Baptist faith. The Revival fire that swept through the whole of Nagaland in the 1970s had its origin in Ao Baptist churches.

Ao Baptist Arogo Mundang, particularly its women's wing, were the most vociferous in their support of making Nagaland a dry state, which was successful in 1989. Today, ABAM boasts of having the largest of Nagaland's churches under its affiliation, of which the largest three are Mokokchung Town Ao Baptist Arogo(church), Kohima Ao Baptist Arogo, and Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo. Rev. Mar Atsongchanger is the present Executive Secretary of the Association. The Association is a major sponsor of mission fields across South Asia with major emphasis on Karbi areas and Arunachal Pradesh. Mission fields have been set up in India, Nepal, Myanmar, and China.

Asetkong

Sl. No Arogo Tenüng 1. Impur 2. Mopungchuket 3. Süngratsü 4. Alongchen 5. Chami 6. Kobulong 7. Longpa 8. Longjang Compd. 9. Longjang 10 Khanimo

Ongpangkong

Sl. No Arogo Tenüng 1. Longmisa 2. Chuchuyimpang 3. Tzüsapang 4. Mokokchung 5. Mokokchung Compd. 6. Süngkomen 7. Alempang 8. MTBA 9. Kümlong 10. Artang 11. Ngati 12. Marepkong 13. Ungma 14. Settsü 15. Alichen 16. Küpza 17. Longkhüm 18. Mangmetong 19. Chubayimküm 20. Longsa 21. Meyilong 22. Moalenden 23. Ongpangkong Compd 24. Khensa 25. Meküli 26. Sabangya 27. Chungtia 28. Aliba 29. Kinunger 30. Longjongkong 31. Longtsüktep

Langpangkong

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