Profile: Rev Lalrosiem Songate

Name: Rev. Lalrosiem Songate

Date of Birth: May 20, 1964.

Place of Birth: Lamzang Village, Churachandpur.

Father’s Name: (L) Lalbieklien Songate

Mother’s Name: Phirneitling Songate

Wife’s Name: Rothienghlim Songate

Date of Marriage: August 10, 1991.

Names of Children: David Lalmawizuol Songate (17), Priscilla Lalruotkim (12), Bernard Lalhmathuoi (10) and Rebecca Lalremsiem (6).

 

Date of Ordination: March 1996 Ordained by the General Assembly of the Evangelical Assembly Church, a constituent member of the Evangelical Congregational Church of India.

 

Rev. Lalrosiem Songate was converted in July 1983 and responded to the Call of God in 1984. Leaving his College Education he enrolled for theological studies at Bharat Bible College in 1985, he completed his Bachelor of Divinity in 1990 and began his ministry in 1991 by teaching at Evangelical College of Theology. He pursued his secular education and completed his B.A. from Churachandpur College in 1995 and his M.A. (Pol.Sc)(First Class) from Manipur University in 2000. He was selected to receive a full scholarship to study Th.M. at Western Theological Seminary, Michigan, USA in 2004 which he completed in 2005.

 

He was elected to the post of General Director, Evangelical Congregational Church of India in 2004 and was elected again in 2008 for the second consecutive term where he is still serving now.He is on a frequent trip both at home and abroad representing the ECCI and has also been invited as speaker at the National Conference of the EC Church in the USA.

 

Rev. Lalrosiem Songate and his family are presently living in their own home at Shanveng, Rengkai, Churachandpur, Manipur-795128, India.