Japfü Christian College celebrates Silver Jubilee

Morung Express news 
Kohima | November 27

“A college maintains its integrity as a Christian College, when it maintains an integration of Christian thinking with universal thinking, the wholeness of the person and that of an integrity that lands credibility to a college where it calls itself a Christian College.” Dr Kethoser Aniu Kevichüsa stated this speaking as the guest speaker during the Silver Jubilee celebration of the Japfü Christian College on November 27. 

Stating that a typical Christian college, smoking and drinking is prohibited, prayer meeting and chapel are conducted and vibrant evangelical Union, choral groups or host of Christian activities which also helps in growing faith. He however added that a lot of typical Christian colleges conspicuously misses Christian thinking.

“There is little or no integration of biblical clue and Christian thinking in the subjects that are taught in the curriculum. Subjects are taught well but completely independently, autonomously and securely with no relation whatsoever to the Christian faith. As such Christian mind is abandoned or no barring about this disciplines,” he said. 

Dr Kethoser Aniu in this line said, Christian thinking is not just thinking by a Christian but thinking christianly by a Christian about anything and everything in a consistently Christian way. Supplementing that the best place to do Christian thinking and to teach Christian thinking is not the Church but the Christian College, he said, “We must try to look at all our subjects, sylabbi and to teach and learn from a distinctly Christian perspective so that our understandings of subjects are deeply biblical and Christian perspective.”

‘Jubilee: a defining moment’
Dr Visakhonü Hibo, Principal, Japfü Christian College in her speech said described the jubilee as a defining moment of the Japfü Christian College and reminisced the history as being a shared dream for all years to come adding that every responsible elder have always played a mentoring and parental role to JCC, adding that academics in JCC are interwoven with Christian principles and ethics, with our motto ‘Faith & Work.’ 

Many reliable men and women of God from JBCC, UESI Ministry, and Churches and beyond have pointed so many staff and students to the way of Salvation, the principal said that the college has about a 1000 students’ strength and 42 staff and faculty members. Apart from that JCC with a B+ NAAC is eligible to receive RUSA Funding from UGC if GoN allows. However, Hibo said the JCC is desperately trying to search and pull respectable men and women into the podiums to be role models of students. 

The principal added that thus far, 2409 students have graduated from Japfü Christian College till mid 2021. Many more have completed their PU Arts/Senior Secondary Courses successfully and gone to pursue varied careers. 

Pioneer Principal, Hüsazü Epao also reminisced that the college is now in its Olympic age, dynamic, striving and vibrant. He urged to carry the torch with Christian faith and lead the college forward and the need to grow intellectually and through wisdom and a place where lifelong virtues will be developed such as humility, courage, charity etc to lead, to think and write and learn critically.

Other speeches were delivered by Kigwema Village Council Chairman Bale Kere, Dr Akho Yhokha, Chairman BOM and Khaikho Khiamniungan, President Alumni, JCC. Dr Soraisam Bhogen gave the vote of thanks and blessing prayer was commended by Rev Vilhounei-o Tacü.