Marathi Christians

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}

==History==

==History==

[[File:Hume Memorial church Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra India. 20151226 054619.jpg|thumb|right|Hume Memorial church Ahmadnagar, the church built by American Marathi mission in 1833]]

[[File:Hume Memorial church Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra India. 20151226 054619.jpg|thumb|right|Hume Memorial church Ahmadnagar, the church built by American Marathi mission in 1833]]

At the turn of the 18th century, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Baptists|Baptist]] [[missionary]] [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]] was instrumental in translating the [[Bible]] into the [[Marathi language]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.languageinindia.com/april2001/carey.html |title=William Carey |publisher=Languageinindia.com |date=2 April 2001 |accessdate=13 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207034641/http://languageinindia.com/april2001/carey.html |archivedate=7 December 2010 }}</ref> Most of the converts were lower-caste [[Hindus]] with some upper-caste Hindus and [[Muslims]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://link.upsem.edu/portal/The-subhedars-son–a-narrative-of/OUazY5KpjVg/|title=The subhedar’s son : a narrative of Brahmin-Christian conversion from nineteenth-century Maharashtra – Union Presbyterian Seminary Libraries|first=Deepra|last=Dandekar|website=link.upsem.edu}}</ref>

Around the turn of the 18th century, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Baptists|Baptist]] [[missionary]] [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]] was instrumental in translating the [[Bible]] into the [[Marathi language]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.languageinindia.com/april2001/carey.html |title=William Carey |publisher=Languageinindia.com |date=2 April 2001 |accessdate=13 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207034641/http://languageinindia.com/april2001/carey.html |archivedate=7 December 2010 }}</ref> Most of the converts were lower-caste [[Hindus]] with some upper-caste Hindus and [[Muslims]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://link.upsem.edu/portal/The-subhedars-son–a-narrative-of/OUazY5KpjVg/|title=The subhedar’s son : a narrative of Brahmin-Christian conversion from nineteenth-century Maharashtra – Union Presbyterian Seminary Libraries|first=Deepra|last=Dandekar|website=link.upsem.edu}}</ref>

==Culture==

==Culture==

===Palghar===

===Palghar===

European and American missionaries established missions in [[Palghar]] and [[Dahanu]] in [[Palghar district]]. Most of the converted Christian community from these areas are local native belong to the Second District of the Church of the Brethren.

European and American missionaries established missions in [[Palghar]] and [[Dahanu]] in [[Palghar district]]. Most of the converted Christian community from these areas are local native belong to the Second District of the Church of the Brethren (F-257 Bom).

===Aurangabad===

===Aurangabad===