Phunghrampi (Constitution & By-law)
Dal (I) Nak
A Min
Hi Khrihfabu min cu Texas Chin Baptist Church (TCBC), Texas Chin Tipil Khrihfabu a si.
Dal (2) Nak
Umnak Hmun
Hi Khrihfabu a umnak hmun cu Dallas/Fort Worth velchum, Texas ram chungah a si.
Dal (3) Nak
Tinhmi le Hmuichon
1. Kan thlarau khamhnak le Pathian he i pehtlaihnak rian kan ṭuan lai.
2. Pumsa lei ṭhanchonak, luatnak, fimthiamnak, kan miphun le Khrihfabu kilvennak rian kan ṭuan lai.
3. Kan nunphung, kan holh le kan ca nunpi kan i zuam lai.
4. Baptist zumhnak, phung le lam kan nunpi zungzal lai.
5. Ram chung le ram leng Khrihfabu dangdang hna he a herhning in Pathian ram kauhnak caah rianṭuan ṭi kan i zuam lai.
6. Kan miphun hremnak le harnak a phunphun chung i harnak a tongmi hna caah kan si khawh tawk in bawmh kan i zuam lai.
7. Pathian ram kauhnak caah, zumhnak le kalning aa khatmi Amerika Khrihfabu hna he a herhning in rianṭuan ṭi kan i zuam lai.
DAl (4) Nak
Nawlngeihnak
1. Khrihfabu nawlngeihnak sang bik cu General meeting a si.
2. General meeting a kai dingmi cu TCBC chungtel tipil a ing ciami dihlak an si lai.
Dal (5) Nak
Chungtel Sinak (Membership)
A. Chungtel Cohlannak
Hi Khrihfabu chungtel si a duhmi cu chungtel luhnak form(membership form)a phih hmasa lai i, a min a thut hnu ah cohlan a si lai.
Chungtel luhnak form a phih hnu ah a herhning in pastor te nih zapi hmaiah thlacampiaknak in cohlan an si lai.
B. Chungtel in Ngolnak
1. Thihnak
2. Khrihfabu dangah ṭhialnak, ca in siseh hmurka in siseh theihternak a tuah ahcun chungtel sinak in aa ngol .
Dal (6) Nak
Cozah He Pehtlaihnak Le I Hruainak
1. Hi Khrihfabu cu US ram cozah phunglam he aa tlaimi, cozah nih theihpimi a si lai.
2. Hi Khrihfabu le cozah he pehtlaihnak kongah a herhmi poah cu Khrihfa Upa (Board of Deacons) nih ṭuanvo a lak lai.
3. Cozah sinah 501-C3 registration tuah hnu ah a herhning in tax zong a pek lai.
Dal (7) Nak
Khrihfa Upa (Board of Deacons)
1. TCBC hruaitu BD upa hna cu minung 18 in thim an si lai.
2. Khrihfa upa thimmi chungin a tanglei ṭuanvo ngeitu upa officers cu thim an si lai.
Lutlai (Chairman)
Lutlai bawmtu (Vice Chairman)
Chungṭuan (Secretary)
Chungṭuan bawmtu (Assistant Secretary)
Ngunkeng (Treasurer)
Ngunkeng bawmtu (Assistant Treasurer)
3. Hi officers pin ah a dang member (12) an si lai i, an dihlak (18) an si lai.
Dal (8) Nak
Thimnak
1. Khrihfa up hna cu TCBC members chungin minung (18) thim hnu ah a herhning in rian phawt an si lai.
2. Khrihfa upa hna cu kum(2) ah voi(1) lengmang in thim an si lai.
3. Khrihfa Upa pakhat nih a tuan liomi officer position cu term (2) tiang lawng peh khawh a si.
Dal (9) Nak
Khrihfa upa Sinak
1. Khrihfa upa (Board of Deacons) hna cu TCBC zumhnak, hruainak phunghram, le phungṭeng a dirpitu an si lai.
Dal (10) Nak
Khrihfa Upa Rian
1. Khrihfabu riantuannak kong he pehtlai in thla(1) ah voi(1) meeting an ngei lai.
2. A herh ahcun lakhruak meeting (Emergency Meeting) an tuah khawh.
3. Pastor, Khrihfabu chung rianṭuantu laaknak le phuahnak kong a ceih chungtu an si.
4. Phunghrampi hrawhnak, remhnak le chapnak kong a ceih chungtu an si.
5. Tangka $10,000 in a tanglei hmannak kong a ceih khotu an si.
6. Sang i zohkhenhnak ah ṭuanvo a ngeitu an si.
7. Pastor rianṭuannak a bawmtu le a dirkamhtu an si.
Dal (11) Nak
Officers Hna Rian
Lutlai (Chairman)
1. Khrihfabu meeting lutlai a si.
2. Khrihfabu meeting ah ceih dingmi agenda cu pastors le chungtuan he ruatchungtu a si.
3. Khrihfabu meeting ah mee aa tluk ahcun biachattu a si.
4. Khrihfabu thanchonak caah pastor te he lungthin khatte in rianṭuantu a si.
Lutlai Bawmtu (Vice Chairman)
Lutlai rian a bawmtu a si.
Lutlai a um lo tikah a rian a chawngtu a si.
Chungṭuan (Secretary)
1. Khrihfabu nih biachahnak a ngeihmi vialte tlamtlinnak dingah tawlreltu a si.
2. Khrihfabu he aa pehtlaimi catlung cakal poah a herhning in a tawlreltu a si.
3. Meeting record ṭialtu le rianṭuannak report petu a si.
Chungṭuan Bawmtu (Assistant Secretary)
Chungṭuan rian a bawmtu a si.
Chungṭuan a um lo caan ah a rian a chawngtu a si.
Ngunkeng (Treasurer)
1. Khrihfabu ngeihmi tangka bank account in a kengtu a si.
2. Khrihfabu bank account cu joint account in minung pa(3) an si. Tangka chuah tikah minthutu pa(2) an si lai.
3. Khrihfabu tangka lutchuak cazin caṭialnak in tlamtlingte in BD meeting ah le General Meeting ah report petu a si.
Ngunkeng Bawmtu (Assistant Treasurer)
1. Ngunkeng rian a bawmtu a si.
2. Ngunkeng a um lo caan ah a rian a chawngtu a si.
Dal (12) Nak
Khrihfa Upa Rian in Ngolnak
1. Khrihfa nuncan ziaza he a tlak lomi thangchiatnak, mualphonak le tlukrilhnak a ton ahcun Khrihfa upa sinak in dinhter siseh.
2. Khrihfa upa pakhat nih a rian ngol a duh ahcun BD ah caṭial sehlaw a herhning in ceih siseh.
Dal (13) Nak
Khrihfabu Chung Rianṭuannak
1. Pastors Rianṭuannak
a.TCBC pastor hna cu Senior pastor, Associate pastor, le Assistant pastor tiin ṭhen an si.
b. Senior pastor rianṭuan caan cu term khat ah kum(2) in term(2) tiang lawng peh khawh a si.
c. Senior pastor cu controlling officer a si.
d. Kumkhat chung Khrihfabu rianṭuannak he pehtlai in Senior Pastor nih kum dih report a pek lai.
e. Pastor hna riankhinhnak he pehtlai in a herhning in BD nih a ceih khan lai.
f. Khrihfabu chungtel hna thlarau leiah thazang an ṭhawnnak caah tukhal bantuk in kilvengtu an si.
g. Department kip meeting ah a hernning in an telpi hna lai.
2. Pulpit Committee Rianṭuannak
a. Pulpit Committee cu pastors le officers (6) an si.
b. Pulpit he pehtlai in ṭuanvo a ngeitu an si.
c. Zarhpi ni pumhnak caan thiahtu an si.
3. Department Rianṭuannak
a. Khrihfabu chung rianṭuannak cu a tanglei bantuk in ṭhen an si.
b. Department rianṭuantu chungtel hna cu a herhning zoh in ṭhen an si lai.
c. Department cio nih a herhning zoh in chungtel thim an si lai.
1. Sunday School (RE Department)
2. Nubu (Women Department)
3. Mino (Youth Department)
4. Music Department
5. Evangelism & Mission Department
6. Nunphung le Ca (Culture & Literature Department)
d. Department kip rianṭuannak cu BD nih a theihpimi a si lai.
Dal (14) Nak
Rianṭuantu hna Laaknak le Baannak kong
Pastor Laaknak
1. Pastor laaknak he pehtlai in BD nih pastor kawlnak cu ṭuanvo a laak lai.
2. BD nih hnatlakmi pastor cu General Meeting ah a chuahpi hnu ah meeting a kaimi cheuthum cheuhnih
hnatlaknak in laak asi lai.
3. TCBC pastor cu Baptist Khrihfabu zumhning le kalning a pommi a si lai.
Pastor in Baannak
Pastor kong ceih tlak in bia a chuah ahcun General Meeting kaimi cheuthum cheuhnih hnatlaknak lawngin rian baanter khawh a si.
Pastor cu kum (70) an si tiang ṭuan khawh siseh.
Pastor cu kum (15) a ṭuan hnuah pension lak a duh ahcun pension pek a si lai.
Dal (15) Nak
Meeting Tuahning le Biachahning
1. TCBC cu Parlimentary Procedure ning in meeting phung zulh kan i zuam lai.
2. Board of Deacons nih a herh ahcun Lakhruak General Meeting auh khawh a si.
3. A voi(1)nak ah quorum a tlinlo ahcun a voi(2)nak a chuakmi paoh nih biachah khawh a si.
4. Meeting kaimi hnarcheu naktam deuh hnatlaknak in bia khiah khawh asi.
5. A tanglei thil biapi kong tu ahcun General Meeting kaimi cheu thum ah cheuhnih hnatlaknak lawngin bia khiah khawh a si.
a. Pastor le Church Associate laknak.
b. Phunghrampi remhnak le chapnak.
c. Biakinn kong.
d. Tangka $10,000.00 cung hmannak.
Dal (16) Nak
Ruatchungtu Komiṭi
1. Board of Deacons nih a herhning zoh in ruatchungtu Komiṭi minung (5) a thim lai.
2. Thimnak kong he pehtlai in TCBC phunghram he aatlakning in thim dingmi min khihnak an tuah lai.
Dal (17) Nak
Pehtlaihnak Kong
1. Hi Khrihfabu cu Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), Chin Baptist Churches of USA (CBCUSA), le Chin Association for Christian Communication(CACC) hna he aa pehtlaimi a si.
2. Hmailei ah a herhning in ramchung le ramleng Khrihfabu dangdang hna he pehtlaihnak le riantuantinak a ngei kho.
Dal (18) Nak
Phungṭeng
1. Chungtel pakhatkhat a thih ahcun $2000.00 in bulh siseh.
2. Chungtel chungin muidup a um ahcun $500.00 in bawmh siseh.
3. Chungtel chungin hmundang a ummi nu le pa, u le nau chuahpi a thih ahcun $200.00 in thutpi siseh.
4. Dallas/Fort Worth velchum chungah Laimi athimi an um ahcun $200.00 in bulh siseh.
5. Khrihfabu chungtel pakhatkhat damlo ruangah sizung a um ahcun $100.00 in zoh siseh.
6. Inn thar a cawmi $100.00 in lawmhpi siseh.
7. Khrihfabu hmaiah kutsih lehthahnak a um ahcun $100.00 in lawmhpi siseh.
8. College or University degree a lami cu $100.00 in lawmhpi siseh.
9. Phungchim sawmmi ramchung pastor cu $100.00 in laksawng pek sisehlaw, ram leng in a rami cu $200.00 kuttlaihnak pek siseh.
Dal (19) Nak
Phunghram Remhnak
A.Phunghrampi Remhnak
1. Phunghrampi hrawhding, remhding le chapding a um ahcun BD nih a ceih hmasa lai.
2. BD nih a herh a timi lawng General Meeting ah a chuahpi lai.
3. Phunghrampi hrawhnak, remhnak le chapnak cu General Meeting a kaimi cheuthum cheuhnih(2/3) hnatlaknak lawng in remh khawh asi.
B.Phungteng Remhnak
1. Phungṭeng hrawhnak le chapnak cu BD meeting a kaimi cheuthum cheuhnih(2/3) hnatlaknak in remh khawh a si.
Dal (20) Nak
Khrihfabu a Ngeihmi Conak
1. Texas Chin Tipil Khrihfabu hmailei ah bu i ṭhennak a um ahcun Khrihfabu nih a ngeihmi tangka le thilri dihlak cu TCBC ah a tangmi nih a co lai.
A Min
Hi Khrihfabu min cu Texas Chin Baptist Church (TCBC), Texas Chin Tipil Khrihfabu a si.
Dal (2) Nak
Umnak Hmun
Hi Khrihfabu a umnak hmun cu Dallas/Fort Worth velchum, Texas ram chungah a si.
Dal (3) Nak
Tinhmi le Hmuichon
1. Kan thlarau khamhnak le Pathian he i pehtlaihnak rian kan ṭuan lai.
2. Pumsa lei ṭhanchonak, luatnak, fimthiamnak, kan miphun le Khrihfabu kilvennak rian kan ṭuan lai.
3. Kan nunphung, kan holh le kan ca nunpi kan i zuam lai.
4. Baptist zumhnak, phung le lam kan nunpi zungzal lai.
5. Ram chung le ram leng Khrihfabu dangdang hna he a herhning in Pathian ram kauhnak caah rianṭuan ṭi kan i zuam lai.
6. Kan miphun hremnak le harnak a phunphun chung i harnak a tongmi hna caah kan si khawh tawk in bawmh kan i zuam lai.
7. Pathian ram kauhnak caah, zumhnak le kalning aa khatmi Amerika Khrihfabu hna he a herhning in rianṭuan ṭi kan i zuam lai.
DAl (4) Nak
Nawlngeihnak
1. Khrihfabu nawlngeihnak sang bik cu General meeting a si.
2. General meeting a kai dingmi cu TCBC chungtel tipil a ing ciami dihlak an si lai.
Dal (5) Nak
Chungtel Sinak (Membership)
A. Chungtel Cohlannak
Hi Khrihfabu chungtel si a duhmi cu chungtel luhnak form(membership form)a phih hmasa lai i, a min a thut hnu ah cohlan a si lai.
Chungtel luhnak form a phih hnu ah a herhning in pastor te nih zapi hmaiah thlacampiaknak in cohlan an si lai.
B. Chungtel in Ngolnak
1. Thihnak
2. Khrihfabu dangah ṭhialnak, ca in siseh hmurka in siseh theihternak a tuah ahcun chungtel sinak in aa ngol .
Dal (6) Nak
Cozah He Pehtlaihnak Le I Hruainak
1. Hi Khrihfabu cu US ram cozah phunglam he aa tlaimi, cozah nih theihpimi a si lai.
2. Hi Khrihfabu le cozah he pehtlaihnak kongah a herhmi poah cu Khrihfa Upa (Board of Deacons) nih ṭuanvo a lak lai.
3. Cozah sinah 501-C3 registration tuah hnu ah a herhning in tax zong a pek lai.
Dal (7) Nak
Khrihfa Upa (Board of Deacons)
1. TCBC hruaitu BD upa hna cu minung 18 in thim an si lai.
2. Khrihfa upa thimmi chungin a tanglei ṭuanvo ngeitu upa officers cu thim an si lai.
Lutlai (Chairman)
Lutlai bawmtu (Vice Chairman)
Chungṭuan (Secretary)
Chungṭuan bawmtu (Assistant Secretary)
Ngunkeng (Treasurer)
Ngunkeng bawmtu (Assistant Treasurer)
3. Hi officers pin ah a dang member (12) an si lai i, an dihlak (18) an si lai.
Dal (8) Nak
Thimnak
1. Khrihfa up hna cu TCBC members chungin minung (18) thim hnu ah a herhning in rian phawt an si lai.
2. Khrihfa upa hna cu kum(2) ah voi(1) lengmang in thim an si lai.
3. Khrihfa Upa pakhat nih a tuan liomi officer position cu term (2) tiang lawng peh khawh a si.
Dal (9) Nak
Khrihfa upa Sinak
1. Khrihfa upa (Board of Deacons) hna cu TCBC zumhnak, hruainak phunghram, le phungṭeng a dirpitu an si lai.
Dal (10) Nak
Khrihfa Upa Rian
1. Khrihfabu riantuannak kong he pehtlai in thla(1) ah voi(1) meeting an ngei lai.
2. A herh ahcun lakhruak meeting (Emergency Meeting) an tuah khawh.
3. Pastor, Khrihfabu chung rianṭuantu laaknak le phuahnak kong a ceih chungtu an si.
4. Phunghrampi hrawhnak, remhnak le chapnak kong a ceih chungtu an si.
5. Tangka $10,000 in a tanglei hmannak kong a ceih khotu an si.
6. Sang i zohkhenhnak ah ṭuanvo a ngeitu an si.
7. Pastor rianṭuannak a bawmtu le a dirkamhtu an si.
Dal (11) Nak
Officers Hna Rian
Lutlai (Chairman)
1. Khrihfabu meeting lutlai a si.
2. Khrihfabu meeting ah ceih dingmi agenda cu pastors le chungtuan he ruatchungtu a si.
3. Khrihfabu meeting ah mee aa tluk ahcun biachattu a si.
4. Khrihfabu thanchonak caah pastor te he lungthin khatte in rianṭuantu a si.
Lutlai Bawmtu (Vice Chairman)
Lutlai rian a bawmtu a si.
Lutlai a um lo tikah a rian a chawngtu a si.
Chungṭuan (Secretary)
1. Khrihfabu nih biachahnak a ngeihmi vialte tlamtlinnak dingah tawlreltu a si.
2. Khrihfabu he aa pehtlaimi catlung cakal poah a herhning in a tawlreltu a si.
3. Meeting record ṭialtu le rianṭuannak report petu a si.
Chungṭuan Bawmtu (Assistant Secretary)
Chungṭuan rian a bawmtu a si.
Chungṭuan a um lo caan ah a rian a chawngtu a si.
Ngunkeng (Treasurer)
1. Khrihfabu ngeihmi tangka bank account in a kengtu a si.
2. Khrihfabu bank account cu joint account in minung pa(3) an si. Tangka chuah tikah minthutu pa(2) an si lai.
3. Khrihfabu tangka lutchuak cazin caṭialnak in tlamtlingte in BD meeting ah le General Meeting ah report petu a si.
Ngunkeng Bawmtu (Assistant Treasurer)
1. Ngunkeng rian a bawmtu a si.
2. Ngunkeng a um lo caan ah a rian a chawngtu a si.
Dal (12) Nak
Khrihfa Upa Rian in Ngolnak
1. Khrihfa nuncan ziaza he a tlak lomi thangchiatnak, mualphonak le tlukrilhnak a ton ahcun Khrihfa upa sinak in dinhter siseh.
2. Khrihfa upa pakhat nih a rian ngol a duh ahcun BD ah caṭial sehlaw a herhning in ceih siseh.
Dal (13) Nak
Khrihfabu Chung Rianṭuannak
1. Pastors Rianṭuannak
a.TCBC pastor hna cu Senior pastor, Associate pastor, le Assistant pastor tiin ṭhen an si.
b. Senior pastor rianṭuan caan cu term khat ah kum(2) in term(2) tiang lawng peh khawh a si.
c. Senior pastor cu controlling officer a si.
d. Kumkhat chung Khrihfabu rianṭuannak he pehtlai in Senior Pastor nih kum dih report a pek lai.
e. Pastor hna riankhinhnak he pehtlai in a herhning in BD nih a ceih khan lai.
f. Khrihfabu chungtel hna thlarau leiah thazang an ṭhawnnak caah tukhal bantuk in kilvengtu an si.
g. Department kip meeting ah a hernning in an telpi hna lai.
2. Pulpit Committee Rianṭuannak
a. Pulpit Committee cu pastors le officers (6) an si.
b. Pulpit he pehtlai in ṭuanvo a ngeitu an si.
c. Zarhpi ni pumhnak caan thiahtu an si.
3. Department Rianṭuannak
a. Khrihfabu chung rianṭuannak cu a tanglei bantuk in ṭhen an si.
b. Department rianṭuantu chungtel hna cu a herhning zoh in ṭhen an si lai.
c. Department cio nih a herhning zoh in chungtel thim an si lai.
1. Sunday School (RE Department)
2. Nubu (Women Department)
3. Mino (Youth Department)
4. Music Department
5. Evangelism & Mission Department
6. Nunphung le Ca (Culture & Literature Department)
d. Department kip rianṭuannak cu BD nih a theihpimi a si lai.
Dal (14) Nak
Rianṭuantu hna Laaknak le Baannak kong
Pastor Laaknak
1. Pastor laaknak he pehtlai in BD nih pastor kawlnak cu ṭuanvo a laak lai.
2. BD nih hnatlakmi pastor cu General Meeting ah a chuahpi hnu ah meeting a kaimi cheuthum cheuhnih
hnatlaknak in laak asi lai.
3. TCBC pastor cu Baptist Khrihfabu zumhning le kalning a pommi a si lai.
Pastor in Baannak
Pastor kong ceih tlak in bia a chuah ahcun General Meeting kaimi cheuthum cheuhnih hnatlaknak lawngin rian baanter khawh a si.
Pastor cu kum (70) an si tiang ṭuan khawh siseh.
Pastor cu kum (15) a ṭuan hnuah pension lak a duh ahcun pension pek a si lai.
Dal (15) Nak
Meeting Tuahning le Biachahning
1. TCBC cu Parlimentary Procedure ning in meeting phung zulh kan i zuam lai.
2. Board of Deacons nih a herh ahcun Lakhruak General Meeting auh khawh a si.
3. A voi(1)nak ah quorum a tlinlo ahcun a voi(2)nak a chuakmi paoh nih biachah khawh a si.
4. Meeting kaimi hnarcheu naktam deuh hnatlaknak in bia khiah khawh asi.
5. A tanglei thil biapi kong tu ahcun General Meeting kaimi cheu thum ah cheuhnih hnatlaknak lawngin bia khiah khawh a si.
a. Pastor le Church Associate laknak.
b. Phunghrampi remhnak le chapnak.
c. Biakinn kong.
d. Tangka $10,000.00 cung hmannak.
Dal (16) Nak
Ruatchungtu Komiṭi
1. Board of Deacons nih a herhning zoh in ruatchungtu Komiṭi minung (5) a thim lai.
2. Thimnak kong he pehtlai in TCBC phunghram he aatlakning in thim dingmi min khihnak an tuah lai.
Dal (17) Nak
Pehtlaihnak Kong
1. Hi Khrihfabu cu Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), Chin Baptist Churches of USA (CBCUSA), le Chin Association for Christian Communication(CACC) hna he aa pehtlaimi a si.
2. Hmailei ah a herhning in ramchung le ramleng Khrihfabu dangdang hna he pehtlaihnak le riantuantinak a ngei kho.
Dal (18) Nak
Phungṭeng
1. Chungtel pakhatkhat a thih ahcun $2000.00 in bulh siseh.
2. Chungtel chungin muidup a um ahcun $500.00 in bawmh siseh.
3. Chungtel chungin hmundang a ummi nu le pa, u le nau chuahpi a thih ahcun $200.00 in thutpi siseh.
4. Dallas/Fort Worth velchum chungah Laimi athimi an um ahcun $200.00 in bulh siseh.
5. Khrihfabu chungtel pakhatkhat damlo ruangah sizung a um ahcun $100.00 in zoh siseh.
6. Inn thar a cawmi $100.00 in lawmhpi siseh.
7. Khrihfabu hmaiah kutsih lehthahnak a um ahcun $100.00 in lawmhpi siseh.
8. College or University degree a lami cu $100.00 in lawmhpi siseh.
9. Phungchim sawmmi ramchung pastor cu $100.00 in laksawng pek sisehlaw, ram leng in a rami cu $200.00 kuttlaihnak pek siseh.
Dal (19) Nak
Phunghram Remhnak
A.Phunghrampi Remhnak
1. Phunghrampi hrawhding, remhding le chapding a um ahcun BD nih a ceih hmasa lai.
2. BD nih a herh a timi lawng General Meeting ah a chuahpi lai.
3. Phunghrampi hrawhnak, remhnak le chapnak cu General Meeting a kaimi cheuthum cheuhnih(2/3) hnatlaknak lawng in remh khawh asi.
B.Phungteng Remhnak
1. Phungṭeng hrawhnak le chapnak cu BD meeting a kaimi cheuthum cheuhnih(2/3) hnatlaknak in remh khawh a si.
Dal (20) Nak
Khrihfabu a Ngeihmi Conak
1. Texas Chin Tipil Khrihfabu hmailei ah bu i ṭhennak a um ahcun Khrihfabu nih a ngeihmi tangka le thilri dihlak cu TCBC ah a tangmi nih a co lai.