The Church of Christ among the Garo people is one and a half century old. Way back in 1863, on 8th February, the first two Garo converts Omed Watre Momin and his nephew Ramke Watre Momin were baptized in Gauhati by Dr. Miles Bronson, an American Baptist Missionary of the Nowgong Baptist Station. Immediately after their baptism, both of them wanted missionaries to be sent to their people so that they too might get to hear the good news. When their request went unheeded, they decided that they themselves must go. The duo returned to their homeland in March 1864 and began evangelizing their own countrymen. After three years of painstaking efforts, Omed was able to win thirty-seven of his tribesmen for Christ. Dr. Miles Bronson came to Rajasimla village and baptized the new believers and thus the first Garo Church was established at Rajasimla village in April 14, 1867, with Omed as the Pastor.

The following year, another 23 converts were won by Ramke and baptized by Bronson in Damra in June 28, 1868 and thus another indigenous church was established there which was later shifted to Nishangram. Thus, the first two converts became the harbinger of the gospel to the Garos. The Garos were in the forefront of pioneering mission work in places like Arunachal, Bhutan, Impur area of Nagaland and Kangpokpi area of Manipur. One of the stalwarts who spearheaded the mission work among the Garo Christian was Rev. Thangkan K. Sangma who even participated in the World Mission Conference held at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1910.

However, after WWII, after India gained Independence, the movements of foreign missionaries were greatly restricted. This had adverse effect on the morale and tempo of mission movement among the Garo churches and the Garos were left to fend for themselves. But by the turn of the last millennium, the Garo Baptist Churches started to experience spiritual awakening and resurgence in mission work like never before. As churches grew organizational structure took shape right from the grassroots to the top paving the way for strong indigenous leadership. Today, the Garo Baptist Churches were matured and are on the road to scaling new heights and attempting greater thing for glory of God. Organizationally, the Garo Baptist Convention has grown to one of the largest Baptist Conventions under APBF and BWA. Had it not been for the gospel of Christ, the entire Garo tribe was facing the prospect of being annihilated as a tribe from the face of the earth. For the British had contemplated on wiping out the entire because of the head hunting habits of their forefathers and because Garos were regarded as heathen savages who have no place in civilized world.

We praise God Almighty for delivering us from that imminent doom and releasing us from sinful habits, superstitious beliefs, diseases and ignorance through Jesus Christ, our Lord. To God be the glory for His wonderful works of grace among the Garo people.