Watkins R. Robert, a Welsh Presbyterian missionary, came to southern Manipur to as a gospel preacher. The local people called him "Pu Tlangval" ('Sir Youngman'), as he was only twenty-four when he first came to Manipur. Today, the Baptists are found in the northwest and northeast of Manipur, while the majority of Presbyterians are found in the southwest of Manipur, as a result of the missionary work of Roberts. Other, smaller denominational Christians are to be found among the Meitei community.