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In 1947, Rev. Ted Andrianoff and his wife sailed from New York to Laos to do missionary work for the Christian and Missionary Alliance. [2] The majority of the people who converted to Christianity at that time were the Khmu and the Hmong people who spoke Green Hmong. [3] They accepted their first convert in 1950.
Southern Baptist Convention. Baptist Hymn Book (1847) [573] The Baptist Psalmody: a selection of hymns for the worship of God (1850) [574] Dyer's Psalmist: A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs for the use of Baptist Churches (1851) [575] Kind Words: a new collection of hymns and tunes for sunday schools and the social circle (1871) [576]
Hmong music is an important part of the culture of the Hmong people, an ethnic group from southeast Asia. Because the Hmong language is tonal, there is a close connection between Hmong music and the spoken language. Music is an important part of Hmong life, played for entertainment, for welcoming guests, and at weddings and funerals.
Numerous hymn books are in wide circulation among Gospel Halls such as The Believer's Hymn Book, [8] Hymns of Light and Love, The Gospel Hymn Book and others. North American assemblies generally refrain from using musical accompaniment in worship. In most Gospel Halls the following weekly meetings are convened at varying times, and may be combined:
A Hmong theologian, Rev. Dr. Paul Joseph T. Khamdy Yang has proposed the use of the term "HMong" in reference to the Hmong and the Mong communities by capitalizing the H and the M. The ethnologist Jacques Lemoine has also begun to use the term (H)mong in reference to the entirety of the Hmong and Mong communities.
The Alliance is divided into six regional or geographical fellowships: North American Baptist Fellowship, Caribbean Baptist Fellowship, Latin American Baptist Union, European Baptist Federation, Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, and All-Africa Baptist Fellowship. [2]
The Hmong Alliance and Missionary District headquarters is located in Thornton, Colorado. In 2018, the Hmong District celebrates its fortieth-year anniversary in St. Paul. It has more than 110 churches scattered throughout the United States with an inclusive membership of 30,000 plus people.
China Baptist Publication Society, Guangzhou. [2] Union Hymn Book, in 11 styles. Central China Religious Tract Society. [2] Children s Hymnal, by F. W. Baller, China Inland Mission and Miss Garland. [2] Hymns of Praise (with music) by English Baptist Missionary Society, Shandong. Including over 200 tunes specially composed for the Chinese church.