KOHIMA: The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) is all set to celebrate its platinum jubilee from April 19-22 at NBCC Convention Centre, Kohima, under the theme "one new humanity in Christ."
About 10,000 delegates, including foreign delegates from the USA, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and cultural troupes from Thailand are expected to participate in the convention.
The speakers for the occasion include Peter Sulack, Reid Trulson, W Charles Smith and Anne Graham Lotz. The four-day long celebration will be marked by inspiring messages, children's rally, film festival and concerts.
Chief minister Neiphiu Rio will inaugurate the NBCC Convention Centre, located at the New Capital Complex, Kohima, on April 19. The centre, which is being constructed for the NBCC platinum jubilee, can accommodate up to 7000 people.
Last month, Rio had convened a co-ordination meeting with top officials and NBCC representatives in his office chamber to discuss preparations for the event. The CM stressed on the participation of different departments and entrusted the Kohima Chamber of Commerce & Industries (Kand the tourism department to coordinate and organise night bazaar to facilitate flow of visitors during the celebration.
He also urged the people to maintain cleanliness within the town and entrusted the Contractors' Union and the PWD department for maintaining the Secretariat Road.
The Phom Baptist Church youth department, comprising about 40 volunteers, have the taken the first plunge to remove piles of garbage dumped in and around Kohima in view of the event.
The ongoing sanitation drive at Kohima is being supported by the KCCI, KMC, WSSO PHED, Kohima Town Baptist Pastors' Fellowship and members of NBCC Platinum Jubilee Sanitation Committee.
The committee has brought out a list of dos and don'ts on sanitation and urged everyone concerned to keep the capital and the state clean.