Hmong churches

Providence (Rhode Island) Hmong Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance

Hmong Churches are churches of the China-based Hmong people. Hmong Churches tend to be Renewal churches.

History

The first missionaries to Laos were from the Netherlands. At that time, Laos was a French protectorate within French Indochina, governed by King Souligna Vongsa.[1] In 1947, Rev. Ted Andrianoff and his wife sailed from New York to Laos to do missionary work for the Christian and Missionary Alliance.[2] The majority of the people who converted to Christianity at that time were the Khmu and the Hmong people who spoke Green Hmong.[3] They accepted their first convert in 1950. By March 1951, 2,300 Laotian Hmong had converted to Christianity; four years later the number was 5,000.[2]

When Laos fell during the Vietnam War, thousands of Christian Hmong were evacuated and resettled in the United States.[2]

List of Hmong Church Organizations

See also

References

  1. ^ Vang, Chervang Kong. Finding God: A Divine Journey. Xulon Press. p. 5. The first missionaries to Laos were the people of Holland. At that time, Laos was a French protectorate within French Indochina governed by King Souriyavongsa.
  2. ^ a b c "Our Story (Hmong Christian & Missionary Alliance)". Hmong District of C&MA. Hmong Christian & Missionary Alliance. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ Vang, Chervang Kong. Finding God: A Divine Journey. Xulon Press. p. 5. The majority of the people who converted to Christianity at that time were the Khmu and the Hmong people who spoke (Mong-joua) or what is known as "Green Hmong" dialect.


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