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135mutual relationship between the Kuki <strong>Christian</strong> Church andC. C. C. C. in U.S. A. has strengthened the RestorationMove ment a mong the Kukis and other tribal Christia ns ofIndia.There has been considerable growth of theRestorationMovement of the church among the zo <strong>Christian</strong>s inManipur.The Zo's were cousins of the Kukis, who werehighly divided into Presbyterians and Baptists. Now, morethan half of these churches from both denominations areunited, and early in 1983 the y joined the Restoration Movementof the church.The inauguration of the zomi <strong>Christian</strong>Church took place on June 11, 1983 at Churachandpur.The Lhangkhal tribe, which is also a o i ata nt; cousinof the Kukis, joined the Restoration Movement in 1983 afterthe Zomis.Thus, the Restoration Movement of the church isgrowing among the tribal <strong>Christian</strong>s in Manipur State.An Attempt to Reach Cultural Unity withinthe Context of <strong>Christian</strong>ityRather than PaganismThe Kuki,<strong>Christian</strong> Church is an attem pt to reach acultural unity within the context of <strong>Christian</strong>ity.In spiteof several different denominational churches a mong the Kukis,they still have a cultural unity. There<strong>for</strong>e, when theKuki culture is refined by <strong>Christian</strong> faith, astrongersolidarity of the people in Christ should occur.The divisionof the Kukis into different denominations is artificialand accidental. It is not a deliberate choice. From acultural point of view, the Kukis can never be divided

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