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This page details Thang Bwee’s family, history, and ministry.

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Rev. Dr. Thang Bwee is the leader and founder of the Evangelical Reformed Church (ERC) denomination and is the Minister of ERC at Tarmwe Township, Yangon. He is also the Principal of the Reformed Bible Institute (RBI), the Bible college of the ERC denomination. He is father of 3, Elisandy, Bowie Benjamin, and Vesta, and is married to Nelly. Sandy and Benjamin, among other things, have learnt computer skills, and Vesta, who is still in school, is learning piano and English. Benjamin is currently studying Botany at university as well as computer skills at a private college. He also continues to seek an opportunity, God willing, to further his education abroad.

Thang Bwee established ERC in the early 1990s followed by RBI in the year 2000. In total he has been in full-time ministry for 28 years, both in pastoral ministry and teaching in Bible schools. Thang Bwee is fully engaging with various works of ministry, both for ERC and RBI, and works long hours in the church office, often from 7:30am to 6:00pm, and sometimes much later. When not in the office he is teaching in RBI and on mission trips to other parts of Myanmar. Mostly he manages the ministry of ERC, arranges and prepares training materials and courses, and works tirelessly on the translation of Reformed booklets and articles to use in teaching and preaching. These he shares and distributes to his fellow workers in different churches and denominations throughout Myanmar.

When he’s not busy with those activities he can be found working to supply food for his family and students at his rice fields and farm. Otherwise he prepares for teaching trips to Chin State in western Myanmar. He will make the long and difficult journey, which takes about 5 days (one way) with much of it done on foot, at least once a year. When in Chin State he will gather the pastors from his many Church plants and train them in the Bible. These training events usually take about 3 weeks, after which Thang Bwee will visit many people in the region before make the long journey back to his home in Yangon.

Between 2008 and late 2010 he was committed to the plight of starving people in Chin State. He visited the affected region and observed the conditions there where he found many people begging for food. He had rice specially delivered to them many times now. Those affected by this famine are recovering, but will need continued care and support until around late 2012. He has also been involved in ministering to those in the cyclone affected zone (as a result of the May 2008 cyclone). He has been involved in the planting of many churches (nearly 30 church-plants so far) and he is also responsible for these and any urgent needs of the people in these Churches.

He is in need of faithful and qualified assistants in ministry and has therefore sent some of his graduates from RBI abroad to India and the United States for their further studies. It is planned and hoped that they will soon return to assist with future ERC and RBI ministries.

He shares that, “The Reformed Bible Institute is in great need of help in every aspect, such as visiting lecturers, prayer, resources like books, as well as financial assistance.” As the leader he feels very responsible for all these kinds of things. Please be sure to remember him in your prayers.