BAPTIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP
(THALAI KRISTIAN PAWL)
ORIGIN
One of the greatest gifts of God showered upon the Baptist Church of Mizoram through the Baptist Missionary Society (BMS) was the beginning of Thalai Kristian Pawl (TKP) or Christian Youth Fellowship, from which was Youth Ministry originated. After the Churches were firmly established throughout Mizoram, the BMS Missionaries and the Church leaders soon felt the need for the establishment of TKP, so that youth of those times would serve the Lord in ways that are more meaningful.

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From the year 1936 to 1950, special services for youths were organised in different parts of Mizoram. At The BCM Headquarters, Serkawn, Rev R.F. Tucker took up the leadership role and used to organize such services at his own Quarters. Such gatherings created the need for a well-organised system of Youth Ministry and therefore discussed it in their committee meetings. On the 16th July 1951, BMS Missionaries and other Church leaders had had a committee meeting and the meeting resolved to establish a Youth Ministry at Serkawn.

FOR CHRIST AND THE CHURCH...
With full faith in my strength, Jesus Christ.
I shall have fellowship with God everyday.
I shall always participate in our Church worship services and all its activities.
I shall work for the welfare of the society and for the strengthening of its unity,
I shall earnestly try to bring others to Christ.

Main Activities:
One cannot write all the activities of the Youth Ministry. So let us just look at a few of them:-

AT THE UNIT AND PASTORATE LEVELS
TKP was established to be the arm and foot of the Church. Its main activity is to do what the Church instructs it to do. Besides this, at the Unit and Pastorate levels, they make plans and projects and they are involved in various activities like -
1) Mission and Evangelism: - This is a very important ministry. Many units and Pastorates give financial support to missionaries. Youth groups and choirs visit mission fields to have work-camps. Moreover, besides personal evangelism, they organise salvation and revival campings and crusades.
2) Music: - Many Unit and Pastorate choirs have been formed for the ministry throughout Mizoram and outside too. Musical trainings have also imparted many times.
3) Leadership Training:- Leadership trainings, seminars, workshops have also been organised in many Units and Pastorates.
4) Relief: - Give financial and physical help to the poor and the needy.
5) Worship and Fellowship:- At the unit level, they have service twice a month and have Fellowship every Sunday. Besides this, Committee meetings and other programmes have been organised by them.
At the pastorate level, they organise a conference every year, with worship service, fellowship and committee meeting.

Contact us:
Baptist Church of Mizoram.
Headquarters Serkawn, P.o. Zotlang- 796691, Lunglei, Mizoram, India