Hmong churches

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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.{{cite book|last1=Vang|first1=Chervang Kong |title=Finding God: A Divine Journey|publisher=Xulon Press|language=English|quote=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.|page=5}} In 1947, Rev. Ted Andrianoff and his wife sailed from New York to Laos to do missionary work for the Christian and Missionary Alliance.{{cite web|title=Our Story (Hmong Christian & Missionary Alliance)|url=http://www.hmongdistrict.org/AboutUs/OurStory.aspx|website=Hmong District of C&MA|publisher=Hmong Christian & Missionary Alliance|accessdate=19 September 2017}} The majority of the people who converted to Christianity at that time were the Khmu and the Hmong people who spoke Green Hmong.{{cite book|last1=Vang|first1=Chervang Kong |title=Finding God: A Divine Journey|publisher=Xulon Press|language=English|quote=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.|page=5}} 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.

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

==List of Hmong Church Organizations==

  • Alliance Churches of the Christian and Missionary Alliance https://www.hmongdistrict.org/
  • Hmong Baptist National Association https://www.hbna.org/
  • United Christians Liberty Evangelical
  • Oroville Hmong Alliance Church
  • Hmong Faith Alliance Church of La Crosse, WI
  • Emmanuel Alliance Church of Galesville, WI
  • Coon Rapids Hmong Alliance Church Coon Rapids, Minnesota

See also

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