Mizo Conference of Seventh-day Adventist
| Type | Religious/Non-Profit |
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| Headquarters | Aizawl, Mizoram |
Region served | Mizoram |
President | Pr Tawkthanga |
Parent organization | Northeast India Union, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Website | Mizo Conference |
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mizoram is formally organised as the Mizo Conference of Seventh day Adventist. It is one of the conferences of the Northeast India Union of Seventh-day Adventists under the Southern Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists. It currently has 81 Churches and 22,446 members.[1]
History
Seventh-day Adventist Church arrived in 1946. It was initiated by Lallianzuala Sailo, who first made contact with the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Shillong in Meghalaya in November 1946. OW Lange was the first Adventist missionary to Mizoram.[2] The first Adventist School was started by Willis G. Lowry and Helen Lowry in 17 January 1950.[3] Mizoram section became the first conference in Southern Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists in 1993.[4]
Location
Its office is located in Seventhday Tlang, Aizawl.
Media Center
Adventist World Radio (AWR) has a studio in Mizoram.[5] It was inaugurated on February 27, 2003.[6]
Institutions
Mizo Conference has the following Institutions:
- Helen Lowry College of Arts & Commerce,[7] Aizawl
- Southern Flower School, Lunglei
- Graceland Adventist School, Keifang
- Adventist English Academy, Saitual
- Pinehill Adventist Academy, Champhai
Hospital
It currently operates Aizawl Adventist Hospital,[8] Aizawl and Med Aim Hospital in Champhai.[9]
See also
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- List of Christian denominations in North East India
- Seventh-day Adventist Church in India
References
- ^ "Mizo Conference". adventistyearbook. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Mission in Mizoram (PDF). pp. 16–26. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ SDA Foreign Missionary (PDF). Sodhganga. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southern Asia" (PDF). adventistarchives.
- ^ "Adventist Media Center". adventist review. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "AWR Inaugurates Studio in Northeastern India". adventist news. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "CM-in Helen Lowry College a hawng". vanglaini.org. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "AIZAWL ADVENTIST HOSPITAL". adventistyearbook. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Med aim Hospital". champhai.nic.in. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
External links
- Mizo Adventists
- Adventist Directory Locate Adventist Entities
- Adventist Yearbook The Official Organizational Directory
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