Mission Statement:


The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to call all people to become disciples of Jesus Christ, to proclaim the everlasting gospel embraced by the three angel's messages (Revelation 14:6-12), and to prepare the world for Christ's soon return

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About

Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nagaland Region:

Nagaland got its statehood on December 1, 1963. It borders Manipur in the south, Assam in the west, Arunachal in the northeast, and Burma in the east. It covers an area of 16579 sq km lying between 25060 Latitudes north of the Equator and between 930200E and 950150E Longitudes.

 

Except Dimapur district, towns and villages in Nagaland are hills dotted with office buildings and houses. People of Nagaland are sincere and hard-working.

 

Seventh – Day Adventist mission began in Nagaland as early as 1957, the year Dr K. K. Angami, a lady medical doctor declared to have accepted the three angels’ messages through baptism after attending a crusade conducted in Shillong by Pr D.K. Dawn from Australia. Since then, though very slow, there has been progress of the mission.

 

In the year 1966 (Lt) Mr. Namsachung Panmei (Lt) Mr. Chariaklung Panmei and (Lt) Mr. Kailonga Kamsuon migrated from Manipur to Samzuiram Village in 1970 three more families were added and a company Church was set up. In 1976 Evangelist Peter Keingamba Kamei held a crusade and 31 members were baptized. The Church grew by leaps and bounds, so it was organized in February 26,1977 by J. Wilmots. This was the first organized Church in Nagaland Region now it has 90 houses.   

 

How it progresses in other places

 

In the year 1978 in Zunheboto town Pr. C Pheirim Conducted an effort and set up a small Company.

 

In 1979 in Malahumi Village Pr. Y.D. Luikham Conducted an effort and set up a group of believers.

 

In the year 1982 Evangelist K.B Peter gave Home Bible Study in Dimapur when Mr. Ranjit Kamei accepted and joined the SDA Church.

 

In the Year 1983 Pr. K.A. Shimray conducted an effort in Lakhuti Village in Wokha district and set up a small group of believers

 

In the year 1984 Pr. K.B Peter conducted a cottage meeting in new Jalukie Village and set up a Company.

 

In the year 2002 Pr. Gongthan Kamsuon held a Cottage meeting in Peren town and set up a Company Church.

 

Nagaland Circle

 

In the year 1983 Nagaland Circle was created by the then Manipur/ Nagaland Section and Pr. Thangsiama was the circle leader.

 

Next came Pr. K.K Paul as circle leader at that time there were only two evangelists James and Honivi, after that Pr. Hungyo was sent as field evangelist to Dimapur, N. Pheirim and Edwin Ramrar as Literature evangelists.  

 

Until the year 2000, Nagaland circle was under the then Manipur-Nagaland Section. Nagaland Circle was conferred Region status in the year 2000.

 

Nagaland Region today

 

Today Nagaland Region of the Seventh-day Adventists has a membership of 906, 1 High School, 3 organized churches and 5 companies. There are 5 regular field Evangelists and 13 volunteers in the field.

 

Challenges faced

 

Nagaland is a mountainous state. It is also known as the Land of festivals, which implies existence of different tribes. Due to diverse cultures and coupled with the dominance of the Baptist Church in Nagaland and few field workers, our church presence has been minimal. We need more dedicated workers in the field.

 

It is not easy to obtain permission to have public evangelistic efforts in most parts of the state. In region such as ours, there are needs of the work of health evangelism, literature evangelism, and good schools. School is one of the best ways to evangelize. We earnestly desire for at least one good boarding school in the region.

 

We also need to train the existing lay members for ministry of the church. We need support in all these areas. Kindly remember Nagaland Region in your prayer.

Contributed by: Pr. Gaibung Panmei, Nagaland Region

 

The present leadership is Director – Pr. Gaibung Panmei

Secretary/Treasurer – Mr. Tennyson Lukhu

Directory:

 

Nagaland Region of SDA
Walford, Dimapur
Post Box 275
Dimapur 797 112, Nagaland

 

Director 

Gaibung Panmei

(0)  7085-471 -634

directornr@neiuadventist.org

panmeigaibung@gmail.com

 

Secretary/Treasurer 

Tennyson Lukhu

(0) 7005-877-243/811 8-936-930

tennysonlukhu@gmail.com 

sectreasnr@neiuadventist.org

 

Departments:

MinisteriaVFamily/Health/Youth/Education/ PCM

Gaibung Panmei

(0) 7085-471 -634

directornr@neiuadventist.org

Stewardship/Communication/Risk Management/Sab.  school.  Personal Ministry

Tennyson Lukhu

(0) 7005877243/811 8-936-930

tennysonlukhu@gmail.com

Women Ministries/Shepherdess/Children Ministries

Rahenpiliu Panmei (0)7005-486-948

rahel  panmei@gmail.com womenandsherdessnr@neiuadventist.org

 

 

School:

 

Nagaland Adventist School 

Walford, Post Box 275

Dimapur 797112, Nagaland

Chuimei Gonmei,  

Headmistress

(0) 8837-222-611

chuimeieunice@gmail.com 

nagalandas@neiuadventist.org

 

Chinato Kossi, 

Asst Headmaster

# 7005-524-055

chinayeptho@ga mil.com

 

Adahe Chara 

Dean of boys

Cell # 7005708092

 

Kimlyna Lamare 

Dean of Girls

Cell # 8974751 851

Circles:

Central Circle: Kohima, Dimapur & Lakhuti 

Pr. Kadirei Kamsuan

Nagaland Region of SDA

Walford, Dimapur, Nagaland 7971 12

Cell # 8787821 330

Peren Circle:

Pr. Gongthan Kamsuan

Seventh-day Adventist Church Peren Town

P.0/ PS Peren. Nagaland 7971 01

Cell # 7005986769

Zunheboto Circle: 

lnato Achumi

Seventh-Day Adventist Church Melahu PO. Aghunato Town

District Zunheboto Nagaland 798620. Cell  # 81 19862345