{"id":110658,"date":"2023-07-02T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T08:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=110658"},"modified":"2023-07-04T16:34:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:04:10","slug":"asias-largest-church-in-nagaland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/asias-largest-church-in-nagaland\/","title":{"rendered":"It Took 10 Years, 2000+ Workers & About 36 Crores To Build Asia\u2019s Largest Church In Nagaland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Erick S. Gray once said it right that \u201cwhatever you give a woman, she will make it greater.\u201d Taking the meaning of this quote to another level, a woman architect from India is taking the whole country by storm for building Asia\u2019s largest church in Nagaland<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Known as the Sumi Baptist Church, it is Asia\u2019s largest church stands tall at a height of 203 feet atop the quaint little town of Zunheboto. Apart from a huge contribution of INR 36 Crores from the congregation, it took the 38-year-old Honoholi K Chishi-Zhimomi<\/strong> and 2000+ workers to build this church over a period of ten long years.<\/p>\n

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Details About Asia\u2019s Largest Church<\/h2>\n

Name:<\/strong> Sumi Baptist Church
\nLocation:<\/strong> Zunheboto District, Nagaland, India
\nHeight:<\/strong> 203 Feet
\nCapacity:<\/strong> 8,500 Members
\nFloors:<\/strong> 8 Storeys
\nArchitect:<\/strong> Honoholi K Chishi-Zhimomi
\nCompleted In:<\/strong> 2017
\nInaugurated On:<\/strong> 22nd April 2018<\/p>\n

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Built in a shape of an egg and other than its striking blue turrets<\/strong> that can be seen from more than twenty nearby villages, the Asia\u2019s largest church also features a 500-kilogram bell<\/strong> that has been imported from Poland. Other facilities that the church encompasses are:<\/p>\n