600:. The Master of Theology (M. Th) programme in Christian Theology had been introduced since 2002 and M. Th. (New Testament and Missiology) respectively are also being introduced from 2007 academic session. The college plans to add M. Th. studies in other disciplines in the years ahead. The college has already become a local centre for Bachelor of Christian Studies (B.C.S), Diploma in Christian Studies (Dip. C.S.), and Doctor of Ministry (D. Min) programmes of the Senate of Serampore College.
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Institution with M.Th. studies in the State and is upgraded to Doctoral studies in 2013. It is affiliated to Serampore College (University) as a graduate and post graduate college. This theological college is founded by the first Presbyterian missionary in Mizoram, Rev. D. E.
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The Mizo Synod operates many schools, from primary level to secondary level. Synod Higher
Secondary School, Aizawl has a strength of 58 teaching staff and 870 students. 40% of its seats are reserved for students from rural areas. Presbyterian Girls' School is of Middle School level with 32 teaching
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In addition to MTC, to equip missionaries and new believers, Mizoram Synod run many programmes and institutions. Among these, Presbyterian Hindi Bible School is meant to train new believers of Indian and Nepali. Mission
Development Training Centre trained missionaries and new believers in the field
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Synod
Mission Board established the Missionary Training Department from 1978. The Objective of this centre is to promote knowledge and understanding of the Bible, Missiology and Theology, growth in Christian discipleship and developing skill for cross cultural ministry. In 1991, a pre-service
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training for the 'would-be' missionaries was instituted, and has become a one-year course, which each missionary of the Church has to go through. This missionary training centre was upgraded in 2010, and it became
Missionary Training College, where anyone can study Missiology.
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The Sunday School
Ministry of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church is a ministry that puts the Mizoram Church at a very important and outstanding place from all others Churches in India. There are 44,060 Sunday school teachers and 3,83,888 learners (students).
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Women
Fellowship is a fellowship for women under Mizoram Presbyterian Church, and its members are mainly married women. According to the report of General Secretary of Kohhran Hmeichhia, in December 2009, it has 1,43,159 members from 91,423 families.
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One of the most important in
Christian ministries is Healing Ministry. Every mission and church undertaking healing ministry through miracle and medical sciences. Mizoram Presbyterian Church's also taking step in the field of healing ministry.
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General conference held during 1–4 March 2018 the KṬP (Kristian Ṭhalai Pawl) had 147,665 members and 860 branches, and supports more than one thousand missionaries, inside and outside of Mizoram.
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operated by Synod is one of the pioneer medical centres in
Mizoram, founded by Welsh missionaries. Besides, it has dispensaries and health centres in rural areas, and clinics inside Aizawl City.
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Synod Mission Board is the body in charge of the missionary works of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church, within and outside India. It looks after 17 mission fields in India (including
268:. The administrative body called the Mizoram Synod has its headquarters at Mission Veng, Aizawl. As the first church, it remains the largest denomination in Mizoram.
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staff and non-teaching staff and 484 students. Besides, there are 73 schools, run by the Churches with financial grant from the Synod.
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to help Jones; the first enlisted members of the congregation consisted of 6 Khasis in addition to Jones and his wife.
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with which it was allied since 1999. In its 239th Executive Committee meeting, Mizoram Synod decided that
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of agriculture, carpentry and dairy farming. Some of the members of the Church, such as
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missionaries. The Welsh church had formed Foreign Missionary Society in 1840 in
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recently endorsed by the North American church were against biblical teachings.
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National Council of Churches in India (NCCI), Member.
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Official website of Presbyterian Hospital, Durtlang
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List of Christian denominations in North East India
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937:Official website of Aizawl Theological College
698:Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India
299:to provide missionaries to India. Chosen for
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335:Christian, Rai Bahadur, and his family from
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119:World Communion of Reformed Churches
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728:. www2.crcna.org. Archived from
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63:Holy Bible
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373:Districts
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266:Meghalaya
199:Hospitals
190:Ministers
94:Moderator
58:Scripture
51:Calvinist
682:See also
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416:126,916
413:Families
381:Churches
325:bungalow
262:Shillong
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762:1 March
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360:Number
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