Pasian in 1953 kum in Pr.Anderson leh a innkuan te zang in USA pan Laisiangtho thuman tangkona, Vantungmithumte thupuak Zogam ah hong nei theisak hi. Zogam sung ah thuman thutak a lennuam tinten tawmkhat hongom a, tuate suan leh khak tawmno te Pasian in lampi honghon sak a USA, Tulsa khuapi ong tung thei sak hi.
In 1953, Pr. Anderson and his family went to Zogam to spread the word of God, speak of the truth, and of the three angels' messages. There were only a few people who accepted the messages, but God saw us and led us to a better life in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2007 Kum kiim pan in Pasian in Zomi te US lei tang tuntheih na ding in lampi tuamtuam hong honsak hi. 2008 ciang in Tulsa khuapi sung ah Zomi Seventh-day Adventist inn 2 leh 3 bek ki-om pan a kilungleng mahmah hi.
With God's help, several Zomi individuals finally arrived in the US in the year of 2007. Throughout our seperate journeys, God had always been with us and had created many paths for each of ys. In 2008, there were only 2-3 families in the Zomi SDA community in Tulsa.
October, 2008 in Oklahoma Conference khut nuaiah Pasian sila sem Sia. Suan Khan Kim makaih na tawh, Zomi SDA te in Tulsa Adventist Fellowship tetawh kizom in Biakpiakkhopna, Innkikhop kipan hi. Pasian sawlna a ngah natawh ki tuak in Pr.Thang Khan Mang May 16, 2009 in amasa pen Gospel ongpai hi. Pasian tuuno kibehlap toto in nuam kisa mahmah hi. July 2009 a kipan in Zomi SDA te Biakpiak khopna Sabbaath sial in Nu. En Khan Ning te innah ki zomto thei suak hi. Biakpiak kikhop na ding in kum 2 valbang Man-ngenlo in Nu.En Khan Ning te’n a inn uh hong zangh sak uh hi.
With the leadership of Mr. Suan Khan Kim from the Oklahoma Conference, the small group of Zomi adventists were able to connect with and join the Tulsa Adventist Fellowship Church in 2008. On May 16th 2009, Pr. Thang Khan Mang had visted Tulsa for a gospel trip. The group enjoyed praising God and learning more about His words with him. Beginning in July of 2009, the Zomi SDA group began having seperate worship services in the home of Ms. En Khan Ning and her family. It wasn't until two years later when we were finally able to move their worship to a real church.
Pawlpi khatin dinzawh ding lunggulh na onglian mahmah ahih man in First Seventh-day Adventist Tulsa te tawh kizom in biakpiak khopna ki nei hi. Pasian tuuno ki behlap toto in, Pawlpi mimal ki khangto mahmah hi. November 2010 aa ki pan ki khopna Biakinnpi leh Sabbath School khan meng te hong zangsak uh a hih man in nuam ki sa mahmah hi. Kum 6 sungbang First Seventh-day Adventist Church te biakinn kizangh hi.
With the interest of standing as an individual church, we got in contact with the First Seventh-Day Adventist Tulsa Church and starting having joint services. Around that time, our group was also rapidly growing in number. Beginning in November of 2010, the First Seventh-Day Tulsa Church offered us some of their rooms to hold services and sabbath schools in our language, and we really enjoyed it. We used their church for 6 years.
2016 cing in Pasian in atuu te a kem ding in Dr. Dal Khan Mang sathau ongngilhsak a hih man in Tulsa khuapi aom Zomi Seventh-day Adventist pawlpi mi khempeuh ki lungdam leh ki angtang mahmah hi. Mun leh mual kicing lo ahih man in 2017 kum in Yale Methodist biakinnpi ah kikhopna kilaih hi.
In 2016, Dr. Dal Khan Mang came to Tulsa and with God's help we were able to establish the Zomi Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Tulsa. Everyone was very happy and excited! Becuase we were growing bigger, we changed our church location and borrowed the Yale Methodist Church.
Ih lunggulh mahmah ahi Pawlpi khat in dinzawh ding sunmang pen 2017 in, Ih biak PaPasian in Oklahoma Conference makiapi ahi Elder John Moyer zangin Zomi SDA Tulsa Church cih mintawh picing pawlpi khat in thunget nate hongdawng hi.
As we had prayed, we were finally able to stand as our ow church in 2017. God had answered our prayers and sent the Oklahoma Conference leader Elder John Moyer to help us officially establish the Zomi SDA Tulsa Church.
Biakpiak nading innpi lunggulhna, Pasian in ihthunget te hong dawng a hih man in, Oklahoma Conference te lamlahna tawh 2018 ciang in Newlife Adventist Church te biakinn pi Zomi SDA Tulsa pawlpi a ding in lam hong hon sak hi. Zomi SDA Tulsa Pawlpi pen Adventist pilna tha-apia mahmah pawlpi khat a hihi.
With the interest of having our own church building, God led us again and found a church for us to use. With the help of Oklahoma Conference, we are able to get the New Life Adventist Church and make it our own. The Zomi SDA Tulsa Church is one that fully supports and encourage the Adventist teachings.
Mimal 250 kiim apha Zomi SDA Tulsa te in Pasian tuuhuangsung ah nuamkisa in, Kipumkhat in, Kipanpih diamdiam natawh Khazih Zeisu zia leh tong te ki lak khia hi.
We now have about 250 members, with people of all ages. The Zomi SDA Tulsa community serves God and his people in unity and peace.
