First Church on Garo Soil, Vol-1
In the 1800s, the American Baptist Mission Society started working in North East India. They most likely set up mission stations in the Nowgong and Goalpara areas of Assam. But even though people worked hard for years, not much progress was made. While Omed and Ramke did many great things, one of...
Response to Mission
The Garos acknowledged Omed W. Momin (1867–1902) and Ramke W. Momin (1867–1891) as the first pioneering missionaries. The Good News was first spread by the Church through its early missions. After becoming Christians, many of them dedicated the rest of their life to sharing the gospel of Jesus...
Monja Masuri─Rajasimla
It was originally called "Monja Monsori." The modern hamlet of Rajasimla was given this name when it became the first Christian settlement on Garo land. The Bodo (or Katchari) tribe is said to have been the first to settle in this region. When they ultimately fled and abandoned the town, the...
The Fallen Rock
Our ancestors referred to Rongma Gitil as “Sindrak Amegol Achura Balnangra,” a place of perpetual wind and dry land. Rongma Gitil, which means “a Fallen Rock,” was not the name given to this location in ancient times because there was no rock there. Having only been created sixteen days earlier,...