Mizo Conference of Seventh-day Adventist

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]

Mizo Conference
TypeReligious/Non-Profit
HeadquartersAizawl, Mizoram
Coordinates23°44′13″N 92°42′29″E / 23.737°N 92.708°E / 23.737; 92.708
Region served
Mizoram
President
Pr Biakzidinga
Parent organization
Northeast India Union, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
WebsiteMizo Conference

History

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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 on 17 January 1950.[3] Mizoram section became the first conference in Southern Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists in 1993.[4]

Church Statistics

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Some Important statisticks of the Mizo Conference of Seventh day Adventist are as follows:[5]

Statistics (as of 2024) Number
Organized Church 83
Company Church 41
Isolated congregations 191
Minister (Pastor, etc.) 33
Mission Schools 4
Church Schools 17
College 1
Total members 19,204

Location

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Mizo Conference of SDA Office

Its office is located in Seventhday Tlang, Aizawl.

Media Center

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Adventist World Radio (AWR) has a studio in Mizoram.[6] It was inaugurated on February 27, 2003.[7]

Institutions

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Mizo Conference has the following Institutions:

Hospital

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It currently operates Aizawl Adventist Hospital,[9] and MED-AIM Adventist Hospital in Champhai.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mizo Conference". adventistyearbook. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ Mission in Mizoram (PDF). pp. 16–26. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ SDA Foreign Missionary (PDF). Sodhganga. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ "The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southern Asia" (PDF). adventistarchives.
  5. ^ "Mizo Conference of 7th day adventist a tan Dr Biakzidinga". zalen.in. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Adventist Media Center". adventist review. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^ "AWR Inaugurates Studio in Northeastern India". adventist news. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. ^ "CM-in Helen Lowry College a hawng". vanglaini.org. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  9. ^ "AIZAWL ADVENTIST HOSPITAL". adventistyearbook. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Med aim Hospital". champhai.nic.in. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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