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	The '''history of Christianity in Mizoram''' covers the origin and development of all forms of [[Christianity]] in [[Mizoram]] since the [[British occupation]] at the end of the 19th century. Christianity arrived as a consequence of tribal warfare, raids of British plantations, and the ensuing punitive British military expedition called the [[Lushai Expedition]] of 1871. The subsequent annexation of the erstwhile [[Lushai Hills]] to the [[British Empire]] opened the gateway for British Christian missions to [[evangelism\|evangelise]] the [[Mizo people]].<ref name=Hluna>{{cite book\|last=Hluna\|first=J.V.\|title=Mizoram Hmar Bial Missionary-te Chanchin\|year=2003\|publisher=The Synod Literature & Publication Board\|location=Aizawl, India}}</ref><ref name=lloyd>{{cite book\| author=J. Meirion Lloyd \|title=History of the Church in Mizoram: Harvest in the Hills \|year= 1991 \|pages=17–23\| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=BkgFAQAAIAAJ\| publisher= Synod Publication Board}}</ref><ref name=mizostory>{{cite web\|title=Chapter 1. The terrifying tribesmen of the Mizo Hills\|url=http://www.mizostory.org/mizostory/Mizo_Story_1.html\|website=www.mizostory.org\|publisher=Mizo Story\|access-date=18 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013111904/http://www.mizostory.org/mizostory/Mizo_Story_1.html\|archive-date=13 October 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		[[File:First Mizo Christian Martar in Mizoram.jpg\|thumb\|The memorial to the first Mizo martyr, [[Phullen]]]]
			The '''history of Christianity in Mizoram''' covers the origin and development of all forms of [[Christianity in Mizoram]] since the [[British occupation]] at the end of the 19th century. Christianity arrived as a consequence of tribal warfare, raids of British plantations, and the ensuing punitive British military expedition called the [[Lushai Expedition]] of 1871. The subsequent annexation of the erstwhile [[Lushai Hills]] to the [[British Empire]] opened the gateway for British Christian missions to [[evangelism\|evangelise]] the [[Mizo people]].<ref name=Hluna>{{cite book\|last=Hluna\|first=J.V.\|title=Mizoram Hmar Bial Missionary-te Chanchin\|year=2003\|publisher=The Synod Literature & Publication Board\|location=Aizawl, India}}</ref><ref name=lloyd>{{cite book\| author=J. Meirion Lloyd \|title=History of the Church in Mizoram: Harvest in the Hills \|year= 1991 \|pages=17–23\| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=BkgFAQAAIAAJ\| publisher= Synod Publication Board}}</ref><ref name=mizostory>{{cite web\|title=Chapter 1. The terrifying tribesmen of the Mizo Hills\|url=http://www.mizostory.org/mizostory/Mizo_Story_1.html\|website=www.mizostory.org\|publisher=Mizo Story\|access-date=18 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013111904/http://www.mizostory.org/mizostory/Mizo_Story_1.html\|archive-date=13 October 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	By the 1890s [[British Empire]] occupied all of Lushai Hills. It was still a chaotic administration as the natives were still under the influence of several [[tribal chiefdom]]s, practising [[animism\|animistic rituals]] and completely [[illiterate]]. Their [[rituals]] and tribal lifestyles were serious hindrance to law and order. There was an urgent need to introduce [[formal education]]. The solution came in the form of Christian missionaries. The pioneers were from Arthington Aborigines Mission in London, who entered Lushai Hills in 1894, the year venerated in Mizoram as the "advent of the [[Gospel]]".<ref name=incom>{{cite web\|last=Press Trust of India\|title=Mizoram observes Missionary Day\|url=http://www.in.com/news/current-affairs/mizoram-observes-missionary-day-50165888-in-1.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201215447/http://www.in.com/news/current-affairs/mizoram-observes-missionary-day-50165888-in-1.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 February 2014\|publisher=in.com India\|access-date=20 January 2014\|date=11 January 2013}}</ref> Although the Arthington mission was of Baptist persuasion, and the first two missionaries were of [[Baptist Church]], the first church in Mizoram was however a [[Presbyterian Church]]. It was established in [[Aizawl]] in 1897 (which eventually became the capital city) by the [[Calvinistic Methodist Church]] of [[Wales]]. For this reason the population of Mizos is largely dominated by Presbyterians. Then the Baptist Church soon followed, setting their headquarters at [[Lunglei]]. Other denominations soon arrived, including [[~~Roman~~ Catholic]], [[Salvation Army]], [[United Pentecostal Church]], [[Seventh-day Adventist Church\|Seventh-day Adventist]]s and others. Half a century later, the Mizos by and large were converted. A variety of indigenous denominations also emerged. The new religion was immensely effective at overturning the [[tribal culture\|traditional culture]]. Christianity turned into a new culture and [[ethnic identity]].<ref name=pachuau>{{cite journal\|last=Lalsangkima Pachuau\|title=Mizo "Sakhua" in Transition\|journal=[[Missiology (journal)\|Missiology]]\|year=2006\|volume=34\|issue=1\|pages=41–57\|doi=10.1177/009182960603400105\|s2cid=133021703}}</ref><ref name=farha>{{cite book\|last=Farhadian\|first=edited by Charles E.\|title=Introducing World Christianity\|year=2012\|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell\|location=Chichester, West Sussex\|isbn=9781405182485\|page=104\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qjCRE85QjYC}}</ref> By the end of 20th century Mizoram became the most Christian populated state (and third highest in [[literacy rate]] as of 2011 census) in India, and the native population is almost entirely of Christians.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Population By Religion In Mizoram (2001) Census\|url=http://mizoram.nic.in/about/popu_by-reli.htm\|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Mizoram State Centre\|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Demographic Profile\|url=http://mz.ssa.nic.in/profile.html\|publisher=Mizoram Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Mission\|access-date=18 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122001223/http://mz.ssa.nic.in/profile.html\|archive-date=22 November 2018\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		By the 1890s [[British Empire]] occupied all of Lushai Hills. It was still a chaotic administration as the natives were still under the influence of several [[tribal chiefdom]]s, practising [[animism\|animistic rituals]] and completely [[illiterate]]. Their [[rituals]] and tribal lifestyles were serious hindrance to law and order. There was an urgent need to introduce [[formal education]]. The solution came in the form of Christian missionaries. The pioneers were from Arthington Aborigines Mission in London, who entered Lushai Hills in 1894, the year venerated in Mizoram as the "advent of the [[Gospel]]".<ref name=incom>{{cite web\|last=Press Trust of India\|title=Mizoram observes Missionary Day\|url=http://www.in.com/news/current-affairs/mizoram-observes-missionary-day-50165888-in-1.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201215447/http://www.in.com/news/current-affairs/mizoram-observes-missionary-day-50165888-in-1.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 February 2014\|publisher=in.com India\|access-date=20 January 2014\|date=11 January 2013}}</ref> Although the Arthington mission was of Baptist persuasion, and the first two missionaries were of [[Baptist Church]], the first church in Mizoram was however a [[Presbyterian Church]]. It was established in [[Aizawl]] in 1897 (which eventually became the capital city) by the [[Calvinistic Methodist Church]] of [[Wales]]. For this reason the population of Mizos is largely dominated by Presbyterians. Then the Baptist Church soon followed, setting their headquarters at [[Lunglei]]. Other denominations soon arrived, including [[Catholic]], [[Salvation Army]], [[United Pentecostal Church]], [[Seventh-day Adventist Church\|Seventh-day Adventist]]s and others. Half a century later, the Mizos by and large were converted. A variety of indigenous denominations also emerged. The new religion was immensely effective at overturning the [[tribal culture\|traditional culture]]. Christianity turned into a new culture and [[ethnic identity]].<ref name=pachuau>{{cite journal\|last=Lalsangkima Pachuau\|title=Mizo "Sakhua" in Transition\|journal=[[Missiology (journal)\|Missiology]]\|year=2006\|volume=34\|issue=1\|pages=41–57\|doi=10.1177/009182960603400105\|s2cid=133021703}}</ref><ref name=farha>{{cite book\|last=Farhadian\|first=edited by Charles E.\|title=Introducing World Christianity\|year=2012\|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell\|location=Chichester, West Sussex\|isbn=9781405182485\|page=104\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qjCRE85QjYC}}</ref> By the end of 20th century Mizoram became the most Christian populated state (and third highest in [[literacy rate]] as of 2011 census) in India, and the native population is almost entirely of Christians.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Population By Religion In Mizoram (2001) Census\|url=http://mizoram.nic.in/about/popu_by-reli.htm\|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Mizoram State Centre\|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Demographic Profile\|url=http://mz.ssa.nic.in/profile.html\|publisher=Mizoram Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Mission\|access-date=18 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122001223/http://mz.ssa.nic.in/profile.html\|archive-date=22 November 2018\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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	#[[Salvation Army]] was formally established on 26 April 1917 by Kawl Khuma. Khuma was a young Christian preacher. He was inspired by a military system of organisation. When he was introduced to a Salvation Army officer Booth-Tucker at [[Shimla]], he was soon converted. He went for formal training at [[Bombay]]. In 1917 he became the first commissioned officer in India and started his mission at Aizawl, and called it ''Chhandama Sipai''. India Eastern became a separate command on 1 June 1991 and became a territory in 1993.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kawl Khuma\|url=http://www1.salvationarmy.org/ind/www_ind.nsf/ce952dea4507ee7780256cf4005d2254/80256e520050a2e280256c18005be09e!OpenDocument\|publisher=The Salvation Army India\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>		#[[Salvation Army]] was formally established on 26 April 1917 by Kawl Khuma. Khuma was a young Christian preacher. He was inspired by a military system of organisation. When he was introduced to a Salvation Army officer Booth-Tucker at [[Shimla]], he was soon converted. He went for formal training at [[Bombay]]. In 1917 he became the first commissioned officer in India and started his mission at Aizawl, and called it ''Chhandama Sipai''. India Eastern became a separate command on 1 June 1991 and became a territory in 1993.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kawl Khuma\|url=http://www1.salvationarmy.org/ind/www_ind.nsf/ce952dea4507ee7780256cf4005d2254/80256e520050a2e280256c18005be09e!OpenDocument\|publisher=The Salvation Army India\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>
	#[[~~Roman~~ Catholicism]] arrived in 1925. In a brief visit from Chittagong, Fr. Boulay, CSC, baptised two infants on 6 December 1925 which marked the beginning of Catholicism. However, opposition arose from Protestants, as a result ~~of which~~ the first Catholic church came up only in 1947. With permission from the Governor of Assam, two [[Congregation of Holy Cross\|Canadian Holy Cross Fathers]] Fr. George Breen, CSC, and Bro. Gilbert, CSC, arrived in Mizoram on 15 April 1947. They established their headquarters at Kulikawn.<ref>{{cite web\|last=A. Jeyaseelan\|title=CHRIST THE KING CATHEDRAL PARISH - BRIEF HISTORY\|url=http://aizawldiocese.org/DiocesePage.php?id=25&title=CHRIST-THE-KING-CATHEDRAL-PARISH---BRIEF-HISTORY\|publisher=Aizawl Diocese\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>		#[[Catholicism]] arrived in 1925. In a brief visit from Chittagong, Fr. Boulay, CSC, baptised two infants on 6 December 1925 which marked the beginning of Catholicism. However, early opposition arose from Protestants, and as a result, the first Catholic church came up only in 1947. With permission from the Governor of Assam, two [[Congregation of Holy Cross\|Canadian Holy Cross Fathers]] Fr. George Breen, CSC, and Bro. Gilbert, CSC, arrived in Mizoram on 15 April 1947. They established their headquarters at Kulikawn.<ref>{{cite web\|last=A. Jeyaseelan\|title=CHRIST THE KING CATHEDRAL PARISH - BRIEF HISTORY\|url=http://aizawldiocese.org/DiocesePage.php?id=25&title=CHRIST-THE-KING-CATHEDRAL-PARISH---BRIEF-HISTORY\|publisher=Aizawl Diocese\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>
	#[[United Pentecostal Church]] (UPC) emerged as an offshoot of the great spiritual revival in the 1930s, which resulted in many highly spiritualised Mizos seeking a more flexible church, particularly unsatisfied with the strictly Welsh-influenced system. Led by Zakamlova, a separate congregation was organised in Aizawl, but they lacked any denominational support. After several attempts to contact international missions, they established an "Apostolic Church" in 1948 with [[moral support]] from the [[Apostolic Church of Pentecost]] in United States. The first church was opened at Lungleng Vawkzawn village in October. However, Zakamlova knew the need to get full affiliation, so that he contacted [[Pentecostal Assemblies of the World]] worker Roxie A.R. Telie Dover, who was stationed at [[Bhagalpur]]. Upon invitation Dover visited Aizawl on 16 January 1949. Learning their enthusiasm and doctrinal inclination, Dover suggested them to join UPC. After getting government permission Rev E.L. Scisma inaugurated UPC on 19 February 1950.<ref>{{cite web\|title=MIZORAMA UPC A LO PIAN DAN\|language=lus\|trans-title=How UPC originated in Mizoram\|url=http://mizoramupc.org/index.php/history\|publisher=United Pentecostal Church of Mizoram\|access-date=22 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217011619/http://mizoramupc.org/index.php/history\|archive-date=17 February 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=North Mizoram District Chanchin\|language=lus\|trans-title=History of North Mizoram District\|url=http://upcnmz.org/nmzcc/detail\|publisher=UPC North East India North Mizoram District\|access-date=22 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203021414/http://upcnmz.org/nmzcc/detail\|archive-date=3 February 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		#[[United Pentecostal Church]] (UPC) emerged as an offshoot of the great spiritual revival in the 1930s, which resulted in many highly spiritualised Mizos seeking a more flexible church, particularly unsatisfied with the strictly Welsh-influenced system. Led by Zakamlova, a separate congregation was organised in Aizawl, but they lacked any denominational support. After several attempts to contact international missions, they established an "Apostolic Church" in 1948 with [[moral support]] from the [[Apostolic Church of Pentecost]] in United States. The first church was opened at Lungleng Vawkzawn village in October. However, Zakamlova knew the need to get full affiliation, so that he contacted [[Pentecostal Assemblies of the World]] worker Roxie A.R. Telie Dover, who was stationed at [[Bhagalpur]]. Upon invitation Dover visited Aizawl on 16 January 1949. Learning their enthusiasm and doctrinal inclination, Dover suggested them to join UPC. After getting government permission Rev E.L. Scisma inaugurated UPC on 19 February 1950.<ref>{{cite web\|title=MIZORAMA UPC A LO PIAN DAN\|language=lus\|trans-title=How UPC originated in Mizoram\|url=http://mizoramupc.org/index.php/history\|publisher=United Pentecostal Church of Mizoram\|access-date=22 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217011619/http://mizoramupc.org/index.php/history\|archive-date=17 February 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=North Mizoram District Chanchin\|language=lus\|trans-title=History of North Mizoram District\|url=http://upcnmz.org/nmzcc/detail\|publisher=UPC North East India North Mizoram District\|access-date=22 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203021414/http://upcnmz.org/nmzcc/detail\|archive-date=3 February 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	# [[Seventh day Adventist]] 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.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Mission in Mizoram \|pages=16–26 \|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/68379/8/08_chapter%204.pdf \|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>		# [[Seventh day Adventist]] 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.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Mission in Mizoram \|pages=16–26 \|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/68379/8/08_chapter%204.pdf \|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>
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	Mass conversion within half a century and frequent bursts of revivals among Mizos led to births of numerous indigenous denominations of Christianity in Mizoram found nowhere else. With extant and existing types there are more than three dozen independent churches throughout Mizoram.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mizorama kohhran hrang hrangte\|url=http://www.misual.com/2011/03/17/mizorama-kohhran-hrang-hrangte/\|publisher=mi(sual).com\|access-date=22 January 2014\|author=Chhana\|date=17 March 2011}}</ref> The reason largely being a reciprocal revival of cultural values which were strongly opposed by the founding missions. Some notable ones in terms of stronghold and popularity are:		Mass conversion within half a century and frequent bursts of revivals among Mizos led to births of numerous indigenous denominations of Christianity in Mizoram found nowhere else. With extant and existing types there are more than three dozen independent churches throughout Mizoram.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mizorama kohhran hrang hrangte\|url=http://www.misual.com/2011/03/17/mizorama-kohhran-hrang-hrangte/\|publisher=mi(sual).com\|access-date=22 January 2014\|author=Chhana\|date=17 March 2011}}</ref> The reason largely being a reciprocal revival of cultural values which were strongly opposed by the founding missions. Some notable ones in terms of stronghold and popularity are:
	#Lalpa Kohhran (~~God~~'s Church), but more famously known as Chana Pawl or [[Ziona\|Ziona Pawl]], ~~which~~ was founded by Chana in ~~1966~~. The extraordinary practice is [[polygamy]] of the head of the church. Chana had 30 wives. His eldest son and successor (after his death in 1997) Ziona has 39 wives and over 90 children. The church is somewhat a form of ''[[pater familias]]'' as the head is revered as supreme leader. The church itself holds a world record of the World Record Academy for being the "biggest family in the world" in 2011. They are concentrated at Baktawng village.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Ian Ord\|title=Ziona Chana Heads Biggest Family In The World\|url=http://oddculture.com/ziona-chana-heads-biggest-family-in-the-world/\|newspaper=Odd Culture\|date=5 July 2011\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=David M. Thangliana\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061124/asp/northeast/story_7041003.asp\|title=Cult culture: man with 50 wives - Largest joint family on earth thrives on self-sufficient economy\|access-date=22 January 2014\|newspaper=The Telegraph\|date=24 November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Biggest family: Ziona Chana has 39 wifes and 94 children: a world record (Video)\|url=http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/society/biggest_family_Ziona_Chana_has_39_wifes_and_94_children_a_world_record_112126.html\|publisher=World Record Academy\|access-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>		#[[Lalpa Kohhran Thar]] (The Lord's New Church), but more famously known as Chana Pawl or [[Ziona\|Ziona Pawl]], was founded by Chana's brother Khuangtuaha in 1942.<ref name="Record2">{{Cite news\|date=22 February 2011\|title=Man has 39 wives, nearly 100 children\|publisher=Reuters\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-family-idUSTRE71L4VH20110222\|url-status=live\|access-date=19 April 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151358/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/22/us-india-family-idUSTRE71L4VH20110222\|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2011-02-20\|title=Mizo Man Has 39 Wives, 94 Children, 33 Grandchildren\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/mizo-man-has-39-wives-94-children-33-grandchildren/712484\|access-date=2021-06-17\|website=Outlook}}</ref> The extraordinary practice is [[polygamy]] of the head of the church. Chana had 30 wives. His eldest son and successor (after his death in 1997) Ziona has 39 wives and over 90 children. The church is somewhat a form of ''[[pater familias]]'' as the head is revered as supreme leader. The church itself holds a world record of the World Record Academy for being the "biggest family in the world" in 2011. They are concentrated at Baktawng village.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Ian Ord\|title=Ziona Chana Heads Biggest Family In The World\|url=http://oddculture.com/ziona-chana-heads-biggest-family-in-the-world/\|newspaper=Odd Culture\|date=5 July 2011\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=David M. Thangliana\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061124/asp/northeast/story_7041003.asp\|title=Cult culture: man with 50 wives - Largest joint family on earth thrives on self-sufficient economy\|access-date=22 January 2014\|newspaper=The Telegraph\|date=24 November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Biggest family: Ziona Chana has 39 wifes and 94 children: a world record (Video)\|url=http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/society/biggest_family_Ziona_Chana_has_39_wifes_and_94_children_a_world_record_112126.html\|publisher=World Record Academy\|access-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>
	#Isua Krista Kohhran (Church of Jesus Christ) was started on 23 May 1970 at Bualpui NG village.<ref name=zotui>{{cite web\|title=Zoram tualto kohhran leh a din kum thenkhatte\|url=http://zotuithiang-thulehhla.webnode.com/news/zoram-tualto-kohhran-leh-a-din-kum-thenkhatte/\|access-date=22 January 2014\|date=23 August 2010}}</ref><ref name=jenny>{{cite web\|last=Jenny\|title=Zoram tualto kohhran leh a din kum thenkhatte\|url=http://lawrkhawm.com/index.php?page=16360\|publisher=Lawrkhawm\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> A rival sister Isua Krista Kohhran Mizoram split out on 6 April 1977. The church is spread all over Mizoram and also in parts of Tripura, Bangladesh and Burma.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ISUA KRISTA KOHHRAN\|url=http://www.netministries.org/frames.asp?ch=ch40952&st=Mizoram&name=Isua%20Krista%20Kohhran%20Mizoram&city=Aizawl\|publisher=Isua Krista Kohhran\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>		#Isua Krista Kohhran (Church of Jesus Christ) was started on 23 May 1970 at Bualpui NG village.<ref name=zotui>{{cite web\|title=Zoram tualto kohhran leh a din kum thenkhatte\|url=http://zotuithiang-thulehhla.webnode.com/news/zoram-tualto-kohhran-leh-a-din-kum-thenkhatte/\|access-date=22 January 2014\|date=23 August 2010}}</ref><ref name=jenny>{{cite web\|last=Jenny\|title=Zoram tualto kohhran leh a din kum thenkhatte\|url=http://lawrkhawm.com/index.php?page=16360\|publisher=Lawrkhawm\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> A rival sister Isua Krista Kohhran Mizoram split out on 6 April 1977. The church is spread all over Mizoram and also in parts of Tripura, Bangladesh and Burma.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ISUA KRISTA KOHHRAN\|url=http://www.netministries.org/frames.asp?ch=ch40952&st=Mizoram&name=Isua%20Krista%20Kohhran%20Mizoram&city=Aizawl\|publisher=Isua Krista Kohhran\|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>
	#[[Kohhran Thianghlim]] (Holy Church) was founded by a veterinary doctor L.B. Sailo in 1984. It is headquartered at Chawlhhmun, Aizawl, with its notable [[Solomon's Temple, Aizawl Mizoram, India\|Solomon's Temple]].<ref name=zotui/><ref name=jenny/>		#[[Kohhran Thianghlim]] (Holy Church) was founded by a veterinary doctor L.B. Sailo in 1984. It is headquartered at Chawlhhmun, Aizawl, with its notable [[Solomon's Temple, Aizawl Mizoram, India\|Solomon's Temple]].<ref name=zotui/><ref name=jenny/>