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Kohima: Rev. Beilieü Shüya died September 18 following a long illness in Kohima. She served as president of the Nagaland House of Prayer for Nations and earned recognition as a leading Christian revivalist and evangelist.
Family members confirmed the funeral service will take place today, September 19, 2026, at 12 noon. The ceremony happens at the Ura Academy in Kohima. She holds a long history of service within the movement. She joined the Nagaland Christian Revival Church, or NCRC, during the mid-1970s.
Updated at 20th September 2026 at 1:47am
Shüya was born in Kohima on August 15, 1928, the eldest of 10 children. She broke gender barriers in 1978 when she became the first Naga woman ordained at the World Mission Conference in Chennai. Her life included stints in prison during 1956 and other periods of political turmoil, where she spent her time behind bars translating sections of the Bible.
An accomplished educator, she founded schools in Kohima, Phek, and Pughoboto. She held degrees from various institutions, including an M.Th from Los Angeles University and an MA in Tenyidie from Ura Academy. Her work reached far beyond Nagaland, taking her to missions across the globe and 11 pilgrimages to Jerusalem. In 2007, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam awarded her the Silver Star for her work with the Bharat Scouts and Guides.
The Ura Academy recognized her deep ties to the institution by renaming its hall the Rev. Beilieü Hall. Academy president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu called her the Mother to Ura Academy, noting that she donated the very land the school occupies. State Minister K.G. Kenye, who was her godson, credited her for his own name and remembered her as a steady source of wisdom and courage.
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