It serves as the main church building of the Ao Nagas residing in Kohima.
[3][4] The Kohima Ao Baptist Church was established in the year 1939 where 9 people from the Ao community started the Church in Kohima.
Dismantling of the old church building began on 1 April 2011 and a new building was dedicated on 28 April 2019 by senior pastor Rev.
[3] Located at Midland Ward, Kohima, the new church building was constructed at a cost of over ₹26 crore and has a seating capacity of 3500 including the balcony.
[3] Today the church membership has 3500 households and a total of 9000+ baptised members with several sectoral fellowships across the city.