The first Missionary to Naga Hills Dr E W Clark, and his wife, Marry Mead, had started formal education and teachings the gospel in English to villagers of Molungyimsen about 135 years ago. The love for learning and education spread fast among the Nagas since then.
It may be recalled that in 2003 the Ao Students Conference had named Molungyimsen as the "Cradle of Education". It was later affirmed by the Naga Students' Federation |(NSF). Now the state government officially declared the village as heritage village. Rio said Molungyimsen village, located at the altitude of 500 metres above sea level, be treated as a "pilgrimage site". Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the Dr Clark Light Tower at Molungyimsen village, he said although Molungyimsen could not be compared with Bethlehem the birth place of Jesus this is the birth place of Christianity in Nagaland and, as such. it deserved to be made into a pilgrimage site in the state. Paying rich tributes to Dr Clark not only for his missionary works but for his zealous work in bringing sea of transformation in the lifestyle of Nagas, the CM appealed to churches to deeply ponder on Dr Clark's missionary work in the Naga Hills. He said Dr Clark was not only a missionary but an educationist, designer, architect and a trained farmer.