Morung Express News
Dimapur | June 20
Organized by the Sumi Baptist Convention (SBC), the Sumi Pastors’ Inter-denomination Hoho got underway today at the Sumi Baptist Church Kohima (SBCK) which is hosting the conference.
Pastors from various Sumi Church associations including, SBAK (NM), SBAK Aizuto, SABAK, WSBAK, Catholic, Pentecost etc. have converged in Kohima to attend the two-day conference.
Speaking at the programme, Chairman, Board of Deacons SBCK, Y. Kikheto Sema, IAS, appreciated Rev. Dr. Khehovi Shohe, Director SBC, under whose leadership the conference is being held. He said the SBCK was hosting the conference since it stood for peace building in the society and also informed that an inter-denomination Sumi Christian Fellowship has been started in Kohima.
He expressed the hope that the coming together of all Sumi pastors would contribute to peace building and a better society.
Kikheto urged upon the pastors to work towards unity among themselves and carry the message to the Naga national political groups. “If you do not unite among yourselves first, then your preaching about unity to the NNPGs will not be taken seriously,” he said. “Our disunity in the church, NNPGs etc should not cause inconvenience to others,” he added.
Kikheto told the church leaders to live by example and bring positive changes in the society especially Sumi community where “no one is below the other and behaves like a Tiger.”
He stressed on the need for the Church to out-rightly condemn factional killings and all sorts of crime.
Pointing out to the huge number of associations within the Church, Kikheto called for minimizing such associations and concentrate on winning souls for the Lord. “Even conferences and crusades are being conducted becoming more like a competition than to bring positive change,” he added.
Stating that the Church and the government were not enemies against either, Kikheto urged the pastors to preach their congregation about respecting the government as mentioned in the Bible.
Pastors of SBAK and SABAK presented special numbers during the programme. Pastor, SBCK, Dr. Hokheto delivered the sermon. The conference will culminate on June 21.
