Dimapur, April 11 (MExN): The Lotha Baptist Churches Association (LBCA) on Monday asserted that it is among the large associations within Nagaland ‘duly granted recognition by the Government of Nagaland.’ “Therefore, we have every right to seek protection from the Government, and the Government has every right to protect the Association,” Rev Dr L Tsanso, Executive Secretary, LBCA stated in an ‘information to all’ statement.
He said that ‘save’ within the Constitution and platform of LBCA, no other set-up or organization(s) has the right to judge the LBCA or can force the LBCA to act upon their resolutions, pronouncements and/or promulgations.
Further, ‘save’ within the ambit of the LBCA Constitution, Rules and Regulations and within the platform of LBCA through resolutions of LBCA Executive Body and Delegates, Rev Tsanso said, “there is no provision(s) in our constitution which provides or permits any other set-up or organization(s) to pass resolutions, pronounce and/or promulgate any changes or said to be restructurings within LBCA set-up, and therefore, any such resolutions, pronouncements, promulgations cannot and will not be accepted by LBCA in any way now and in the days or years to come.”
The statement also highlighted that “The present Constitution and the Rules and Regulations we follow are only the amended, edited, and refined ones (with various omissions and commissions as per the changing of times) keeping in mind the basic structures which the early believers had framed out in accordance with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.”
“The Leaders of LBCA will come and go as they are not permanent, but the LBCA will be there till the rapture of the Church. Likewise, the Constitution and the Rules and Regulations which were approved time to time by the LBCA Delegates are in force will also remain till the planet earth exists,” it stated.
Therefore, in the event of any changes, rectifications, modifications, dissolution, etc, Rev Tsanso stated that it has to be effected within the ambit of the LBCA Constitution and Rules and Regulations and within the platform of LBCA and “that there is no provision(s) in our constitution wherein other Set-up or Organization are empowered to make or effect any changes, rectifications, modifications, dissolution, etc.”
