Baptist
Church of Mizoram : Ever since J. H. Lorrain and F.W. Savidge who under
the auspices of "The Arthington Aborigine Missions' set their foot in this
most north eastern region of India on the 12th of January the whole Mizo tribe
underwent a rapid transformation through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The erstwhile warlike Mizo tribe often known as ' head hunters' had now become
self- supporting and growing missionary church. Following the history of this
dramatic transformation which had few equals in the annals of modern church
history. Patrick Johnstone comments: ' No nation on earth has sent out a higher
proportion of their people as missionaries' (operation World).
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Cathoic Church in Mizoram : The beginnings
of the Catholic Church in Mizoram are traced back to the initiatives of some
lay people. After reading some booklets on the Catholic faith, Pu Lianchheuva
and his friends began to favour the Catholic faith and decided to take some
steps for the spreading of the faith among the Mizo. Pu Lianchheuva, Pu Thangphunga,
Pu Lenga, Pu Chalchhuna and Pu Lalbana held a meeting on 1st February 1925 and
decided to profess and practice the Catholic faith. Members of their families
also joined the faith.
They soon made personal contact with the Parish Priest of Chittagong, Rev Fr
Bouley C.S.C. who agreed to pay a visit to Aizawl. He arrived at Aizawl on 28th
November 1925 and stayed on there for eight days. On 6th December 1925 he baptized
two children, J.F. Laldailova, son of Thangphunga and Lalbiakthangi, daughter
of Lenga, to become the first Catholics baptized in Mizoram.
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