The Chin Heritage Foundation
Our Purpose
To build up the Body of Christ among the Chin People through education, printed and online materials, and conferences that promote their history as Chins and as Christians.
Our Projects
Publishing new and out-of-print books on the Christian heritage of the Chin people
Building a Chin museum, education, and resource center in Columbus Junction, Iowa
Contacting the descendants of pioneering missionaries to the Chin to recover their incredible stories
Collecting historical artifacts from the early days of the evangelization of the Chin
Our Leadership
Pastor Mark A. Robinette
President of Mission To Myanmar and Pastor of Foundation Church of Mount Sterling, Ohio
Rev. Benjamin Sang Bawi
President of the Mid-American Chin Christian Fellowship and Pastor of the Carson Chin Baptist Church of Columbus Junction, Iowa
Rev. John Van Nun Tluang
Pastor of Emmanuel Chin Baptist Church in Columbus, Ohio and former lecturer for the Gospel for Asia Bible College
Kenneth Van Bik, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Comp. Lit., and Linguistics at California State University, Fullerton with a Ph.D. in linguistic studies from the University of California at Berkeley
Rev. Sui Hei
Pastor of the Carson Chin Baptist Church in Columbus Junction, Iowa, future site of the Chin Heritage Foundation Museum
Rev. Hai Vung Lian (deceased)
Pastored Emmanuel Chin Baptist Church of Columbus, Ohio and was instrumental in founding the Chin Heritage Foundation. Pastor Lian went to be with the Lord on April 26, 2021 after a long battle with COVID-19. This foundation carries on his legacy to the Chin people.