BWAid director Chhangte honored for work

Washington — Rothangliania Chhangte, director of Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), is the 2013 recipient of the Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award. The award gives recognition to an American Baptist Church USA (ABCUSA) member who has made outstanding contribution in ecumenical work at the local, state, national or international level.  

Chhangte, prior to joining the BWA staff Aug. 1, 2012, served ABCUSA as ecumenical officer where she represented that body on the central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Christian Churches Together, the National Council of Churches of Christ (NCC) and the BWA.

As a representative to the WCC while at ABCUSA, Chhangte was instrumental in the implementation of the Decade to Overcome Violence in the United States. She was involved in reviving and supporting youth and young adult participation in WCC events in the U.S. She served on the executive committee of the NCC where she made significant contributions to the functioning of the council and its emphasis on justice and as co-chair of the NCC Interfaith Commission.