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Syntonia choir from Mokokchung performing at the 9th Asia Pacific Baptist Congress held at Sahid Jaya Hotel and Convention, Yogyakarta, in Indonesia on September 25.[/caption]
Dimapur, Oct. 5 (EMN): Syntonia, a well known choir in Mokokchung, and the Union Baptist Church (UBC), Kohima, have represented the Nagaland Baptist Churches Council (NBCC) at the recently concluded 9th Asia Pacific Baptist Congress held at Sahid Jaya Hotel and Convention, Yogyakarta, in Indonesia. The Congress was held from September 25 to 29 on the theme “Never ending good news (Jesus Saves).”
In a gathering of around 1100 delegates from across 21 countries of the Asia Pacific, delegates from Nagaland performed different genre of gospel songs including folk fusion. The Congress was hosted by The Baptists of Indonesia and The Union of Indonesia Baptist Churches.
Bible study, workshops and worship services were the highlights at the 9th Asia Pacific Baptist Congress. The welcome address, on the first day of the Congress, was delivered by Rev. Dr. Ross Clifford from Australia and the outgoing president of the Asian Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF).
Rev. Edwin Lam (Singapore) was elected the new president of the APBF for a tenure of five years, while Bijoy Sangma from GBC India, RatuInoke, Fiji, and Mark Wilson from Australia were elected as the vice presidents. Vesekhoyi Tetseo (Vee) from Okinawa Baptist Convention, Japan, was elected as the general secretary.
The next edition of the Asia Pacific Baptist Congress will be held in Seoul, South Korea, in 2022.
It may be mentioned here that Syntonia is a well known choir in Mokokchung, which has been performing in different places in and outside Nagaland. It comprised of married couples and has been singing as a group since 1995. The participation of Syntonia in Yogyarkata was their first in an international platform.