Unapal church fellowship celebrates jubilee
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, January 08 2023:
Unapal Baptist Church, which is under Aimol Baptist Association (ABA), celebrated the golden jubilee of Baptist Youth Fellowship (BYF) at Unapal village Baptist Church near Pallel for two days on Saturday and Sunday.
The celebration was held under the theme 'Let all that you do be done in love' with Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) youth secretary reverend Raimi Rimai as the celebration as speaker and sermon deliverer.
Aimol Baptist Association (ABA) executive secretary reverend Semi Serto unveiled the golden jubilee monument and released a souvenir on Sunday.
Teams of Thamlapokpi Baptist Youth Fellowship and Unapal Baptist Church's Baptist Youth Fellowship performed choirs.
ABA members and women, who grew up in Unapal village but are married and settled in other parts of the state, were also felicitated on the occasion, which was attended by several religious leaders, village chiefs, village authority members, villagers and others.
According to Golden Jubilee Celebration Committee chairman Cp Lungneilal, the villagers followed their indigenous faith until Chongom Neisochung and four of his companions converted to Christianity on October 20, 1969.Later, the fellowship was founded in 1973 with Chongom Lianeishow Aimol as the founding chairman.
The fellowship has been taking up several initiatives for the welfare of the village and the community since its inception, he added.