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Mara Evangelical Awnanopa (Evangelical Mission Myanmar)
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Mara Evangelical Church
7-68 Chinpyan Road
Sittway, Rakhine State
Myanmar (Asia)
Telephone: +95 43 21873
Email: man@mptmail.net.mm
Address-No.: 13232 / 4012
The Mara people live in the northeastern part of the country. The first missionaries were a British couple, Rev. and Mrs. Reginald Arthur Lorrain (1907). Two years before they had founded the Lakher Pioneer Mission in London. A church was founded in Serkawr (India), and the number of converts increased rapidly. With the independence of India (1947) and Burma (1948), the church was divided into two bodies (cf. India no. 4) in the respective territories. In 1970 the church in Burma suffered a split over the location of the headquarters (Mara Independent Evangelical Church and Mara Independent Church). Efforts at reconciliation succeeded in 1987. The church is self-supporting and active in evangelism among the neighboring tribes.
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Statistic data of church
Members |
total: 17170 |
Parishes |
(conventionally): 96 |
house fellowships |
(Number of growing parishes): 2 |
Ordained clergy |
total: 43 |
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women´s ordination |
Elders/Presbyters |
total: 0 |
Deacons |
total: 0 |
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deacons available |
Missionaries |
total: 0 |
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no information about missionaries working abroad |
Baptismal practise |
infant and believer´s baptism
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Godparents |
No information about godparents
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Lord's Supper |
Frequency per annum: 4
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Newspapers/ Periodicals |
no information about publication of magazines |
Theological training facilities |
Number: 0 |
Schools providing general education |
other schools |
Founded in |
0 |
Organizational structures |
local church committee, circle committee, Presbytery, General Assembly |
Official languages |
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Confessions |
- Apostles´ Creed
- Nicene Creed (381)
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International assiciations
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Members and partners:
last update: 09.02.2006
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