ZOMI CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, DELHI

Late Rev. Khup Za Go | Our beloved Pastor died while working as our Pastor

Late Rev. Khup Za Go

Parentage: Khup Khaw Neng & Awi Khaw Dim
Date of birth : March 1, 1944
Place of birth : Murlen Village, Champhai District, Mizoram
Spouse : Niang Khan Man
Children : Mr Carey Pum Khan Tuang, Mr John Khual Lian Mung
Daughter in law: Mrs Niang Ngaih Lun
Grand daughters: Rita Man Sian Muang & Deborah Ciin Biak Dik
Education & Training

• High School Leaving Certificate, Mizo High School, Aizawl, Mizoram
• Pre-University Certificate, Oriental College, Imphal, Manipur
• B.A., D.M. College (Gauhati University), Imphal, Manipur
• M.A. (Pol. Science), Gauhati University, Assam
• American Baptist Boston Seminar (September – December), Andover Newton Theological School, Boston, MA, USA
• B.D., Serampore College, West Bengal, India
• Book Publishing Course (January-June), Oxford, England, UK
• M.Th. (History of Christianity), United Theological College (Senate of Serampore College), Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Responsibilities in the Church and Ministries

• 1971-1978 Field Director, Chin Baptist Association (affiliated to Manipur Baptist Convention & Council of Baptist Churches in North East India)
• 1982-1987 Assistant Director/Director, Christian Literature Centre, Guwahati, Assam
• 1987-1997 Executive Secretary, Literature Secretary, Mission Secretary, Pastor, CBA
• 1991-1992 Vice President, CBCNEI
• 1999-2000 Lecturer, John Roberts Theological Seminary, Shillong
• 2000-2005 Pastor, Zomi Christian Fellowship, Delhi

Attended/Participated:

• Nagaland Baptist Centennial, Impur, Nagaland, 1972
• Billy Graham Crusade, Kohima, 1972
• EFI Conference, Guwahati, 1974
• Management Skill Seminar, Guwahati, 1974
• Church Growth Seminar, Guwahati, 1974
• BSI Translations Workshop, Rajpur, UP, 1974
• Family Welfare Seminar, Guwahati, 1975
• CBCNEI Silver Jubilee, Jorhat, 1975
• EFI Silver Jubilee, Hyderabad, 1976
• Baptist Union of India Assembly, Bangalore, 1976
• Asian Baptist Congress, Hyderabad, 1979
• Communication Workshop, Madras, 1983
• Publication Workshop, Bangalore, 1983
• Billy Graham Mission England, Bristol, UK, 1984
• Asia Region World Association for Christian Communication, Bali, Indonesia, 1985
• National Consultation on ‘Publications on Development Issues’, Delhi, 1985
• CBCNEI Sesquicentennial Celebration, Dimapur, Nagaland, 1986
• Consultation for the Christian Publishers and Booksellers in India, Delhi, 1986
• International Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany, 1986
• National Association of Christian Communication, Nagpur, 1986
• Billy Graham Mission World, Shillong, 1990
• CBCNEI Seminar on Leadership in 21st Century, Guwahati, 1996
• Seminar on Mizo Identity organised by Hrangbana College, Aizawl and Art & Culture Department, Government. of Mizoram, 1996
• North East India Pastors Conference, Shillong, 1997

Organisations

• Founder member, Evangelical Graduates Fellowship, Churachandpur, Manipur
• Organised Churachandpur Baptist Fellowship
• Organised Kuki-Chin Baptist Union, Manipur
• 1993 Patron member, Bible Society of India, Churachandpur, Manipur
• 1994 Life member, Chin Students Association, Churachandpur, Manipur
• 2001 organised Zo Research & Communication Centre, Delhi

Translated from English into Tedim

1. Pasian’ Nalamdang Bawlte I & II(1972)
2. Mihing’ Lungtang (1973)
3. Sum Sawm Lai Thum Tangthu (1974)

Proofread

1. Holy Bible in Tedim (1975-76)
2. New Testament Pocket size in Tedim (1995)

Authored in Tedim

1. Zomi Baptist Convention (1981)
2. Tedim Lai Siangtho Hong Piankhiatna (1981)
3. Zat Tangzanng (1984)
4. Pasian Thu Bu (1984)
5. Lai Bang Ci Gelh Ding (1988)
6. Tedim Pau Leh Lai Khantoh Thu (1990)
7. Zo Minam Tawh Kisai Thu (2001)
8. Lai Zat Tangzang (2004)
9. Khristian Khutzat (2004)
10. Leivui Panin (2004)

Authored in English:

1. Christianity in Chinland (1985)
2. Chin Chronicles (1988)
3. A Critical Historical Study of Bible Translations among the Zo People in North East India (1996)
4. Zo Chronicles (soon to be published by Mittal Publications, Delhi)

Edited

• Zo Aw quarterly, Guwahati
• Lungdamna Aw monthly, Churachandpur, Manipur
• Zomi Christian International, bi-monthly, Delhi

Prizes, awards, etc received:

1. Certificate of Achievement by the Board of International Ministries, ABC, & ANTS
2. Proficiency Prize by the Serampore College, 1981, Serampore, West Bengal
3. Edward & Mary Prize by the Serampore College, 1981, Serampore, West Bengal
4. Research Fellow by the American Biographical Institute, North Carolina, USA.