Mizo Conference of Seventh-day Adventist explained

Mizo Conference
Type:Religious/Non-Profit
Headquarters:Aizawl, Mizoram
Coords:23.737°N 92.708°W
Region Served:Mizoram
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Pr Biakzidinga
Parent Organization:Northeast India Union, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Website:Mizo Conference

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

Church Statistics

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

Its office is located in Seventhday Tlang, Aizawl.

Media Center

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

Institutions

Mizo Conference has the following Institutions:

Hospital

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

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