Christian Literature Centre – Religious book store in Guwahati Assam

Christian Literature Centre: Premier Religious Book Store in Guwahati, Assam

Christian Literature Centre (CLC) is a distinguished literature ministry under the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI). It serves churches by publishing and distributing Christian books. Established with the mission of spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ in various languages and dialects, CLC continues to pursue this vision, reaching every community within and beyond the CBCNEI family.

Publication and Distribution of Christian Literature

CLC not only publishes books but also collaborates with various Christian publishers. This collaboration ensures that churches and their members have access to biblically grounded Christian literature. The goal is to provide sound doctrinal resources to assist in ministry and daily Christian living. The desire is for churches to have a strong biblical foundation supported by good Christian books.

Encouragement of Local Authors

CLC serves as a platform where local authors are encouraged to share their God-given talent. Authors can write biblically and theologically sound books that glorify God. This effort aims to produce more tribal context theology books and other Christian literature, supporting the growth of churches.

Printing Services for Church Materials

CLC extends printing services for various church-related materials. These include songbooks, hymnals, vernacular Bibles, brochures, church diaries, souvenirs, and programs. Recently, CLC started providing school materials such as books, stationery, uniforms, and copier machines through CLC Enterprise.

Vision and Mission

CLC envisions becoming a Life Transforming Biblical Resource Centre for churches under CBCNEI and beyond. The commitment is to promote and encourage Christian literature that is biblically grounded in all dialects and languages. The mission is to publish and distribute books in print and media forms. Local writers are encouraged to use their God-given gifts to write doctrinally sound, biblically grounded works. CLC partners with other Christian publishers to meet the needs of churches and provide balanced, contextualized Christian materials.

Core Values and Purpose

The core values and purposes of CLC include:

• Being a witness of the Gospel through printed and media forms.
• Encouraging sound Baptist doctrines.
• Publishing books in various languages and dialects.
• Printing Bibles and hymnals in collaboration with CBCNEI churches.
• Promoting adult literacy and social education materials.
• Encouraging CBCNEI churches to establish book rooms or libraries.
• Producing well-contextualized Sunday school materials.
• Creating supplemental Christian resources like cards, bookmarks, and calendars.
• Collaborating with other Christian publishers.
• Establishing bookstores across CBCNEI convention centers to support the CLC ministry.

CLC Published Books

CLC has published several notable books, including:

• “American Baptist Women Missionaries in North East India” by Dr. Aphuno Chase Roy
• “The Mighty Work of God” – CBCNEI church history (Revised Edition) by Dr. Frederick S. Downs
• “Christianity in North East India” (Re-print edition) by Dr. Frederick S. Downs
• “Mighty Works of God” by Dr. Frederick S. Downs
• “Manual of Worship” by Dr. Frederick S. Downs
• “Got Questions? Bible Questions Answered” by S. Michael Houdman
• “Questions About Jesus Christ” by S. Michael Houdman
• “Questions About Salvation” by S. Michael Houdman
• “Jesus and the Kingdom of God: Discipleship Lessons” by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
• “Sermon on the Mount: The Jesus Manifesto” by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
• “Nehemiah’s Principles of Leadership & Development” by Dr. V. Leno Peseyie-Maase
• “Called to High Adventure – Holy Spirit” by Dr. Clayton Ford
• “Acts of Apostle” (Assamese) by Fred Morris
• “Baptist Hymnal”
• “Controlling the River of Love” (Assamese) by Paul Heiligenberg
• “Developing the Heart of Ministry” by Bann Makan
• “Growth of Baptist Church in Nagaland” by P.T. Philip
• “Head & Helper” (Assamese) by Paul Heiligenberg
• “Khokhrum La”
• “Life & Teaching of Jesus Christ” by O. M. Rao
• “The Making of the Bible” by Zhodi Angami
• “New Way of Thinking Christianity” by Shimreingam L. Shimray
• “Pastors Manual” by J. R. Hobbs
• “Total Church Life” by Darrell W. Robinson

Contact Information

Address

• Address: CBCNEI Mission Compound, H.B. Road, Panbazar, Guwahati-781001, Assam, India
• Phone: +91-9864557550
• Email: clcguwahati@cbcnei.org, clcpublisher@gmail.com, clcdirectorcbcnei@gmail.com

Hours of Operation

• Monday to Saturday: 10 am – 7 pm
• Sunday: Closed

For more information, visit the Christian Literature Centre website.