E-Newsletter of The Church of North India  

Volume # 0904

"If you have faith and sincerity and trust in the Lord nothing is impossible to achieve. A dream that was dreamt thirty years ago has been fulfilled today," lauded The Rev. Dr. Enos Das Pradhan, General Secretary, Church of North India Synod. He was speaking at the Dedication Service of the Vertical Addition of the fourth and fifth floors of CNI Bhavan,.more  

"The entire world knows the situation in Kandhmal, greatly disturbed by the continuing communal violence since 2008.  Till today more than 20,000 people are still living in the relief camps and thousands have moved out of Kandhmal to safer places.  Christians are still in the grip of fear of attack.  They would not like to return to their villages as the situation is still very .more  

The Church of North India hosted a Global Consultation on Combating Human Trafficking organized by Council for World Mission and South Asia Regional Council of CWM at  .more

CWM, South Asia Regional Consultation on "Engendering Theology from Dalit- Tribal Perspectives"

The CWM, South Asia Regional Consultation on Engendering Theology from Dalit and Tribal Perspectives on the theme “Translating Faith into Action: ..more

Gender Sensitization Programme held

Gender Justice advances the discussion on how women are seen, it also examines power relations between women and men as the basis of gender justice. We need to realize that gender analysis is not a  ...more

Mrs. Madhumita is the new principal of St. Michael's Schools from 1st' March 2009. Born in Calcutta & did her schooling from Assembly of God Church. She finished her bachelor's degree from Loreto College with honours in English. Then she finished her Master's Degree from the Calcutta University. After her master's degree she completed her B.Ed and M.Ed. .more  

Newly constructed St. Thomas Church at Kochpara was inaugurated on 28th January, 2009. Rev. S.Sinha was present as the representative of the Bishop and our Chief Guest Rev. P.Silvaraj, who financially helped to build this church was present in this.more  

“We are just 38 years old, very young comparing to the 2,000 years history of Christianity, yet our God shows us signs of his presence, goodness, power and his purpose in our lives. And to reveal this he chooses someone amongst us. In this context, .more  

A HIGH PRICE FOR RELIGIOUS CONVERSION?

When Abhishek John’s father died last year and he could not pay Rs 900 fee for his final school term, he was thrown out of St John’s Cathedral College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, and barred by the principal from taking Class IX examination. Nothing has changed: RL Francis, founder of the Poor Christian Liberation Movement, an organisation campaigning for Dalit rights, says the condition of Dalit Christians has not changed since independence. “We told him (principal) we would pay as soon as we could arrange for the money, but he refused to listen,” Anthony Parminder,  ...more

Water is a 'human right', church groups declare at Istanbul forum

Istanbul, 20 March (ENI)--Members of the church-backed Ecumenical Water Network are urging that water be affirmed as a "basic human right" by government delegations meeting in Istanbul at the World Water Forum. "The right to water and sanitation is firmly grounded in international human rights law," said a statement signed by EWN members Church World Service, the Church of Sweden and Norwegian Church Aid, along with other "civil society" organizations.
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ORISSA POLL PROCESS LEAVES CHRISTIANS OUT IN THE COLD

Community may move Election Commission of India for Kandhamal review Major Reports not implemented so far by State Government 
Barring a miracle, there will be no Christian candidate chosen by any political party to contest the Parliamentary and State Legislative Assembly Elections in the troubled State of Orissa which goes to the polls mid-April 2009. 

Re-writing the Destiny of Indian Dalits

The lives of 250 million Dalits of India are destined their destiny by birth, “You are born untouchable, shall remain untouchable forever.” Their destiny is unchangeable. 

The dominion castes, the Brahmins on top as priestly sect, Kshetriya the ruler, Vaisyas the business class and .more

Security of Minorities tops Christian demands from Political parties in General Elections

The Church in India has called upon all people, and specially Christians, to fully take part in the political democratic process, including exercising their voting rights in the coming General Elections.

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Over 3,000 still in Orissa camps

More than seven months after Orissa’s tribal-dominated Kandhamal district experienced widespread anti-Christian violence, 3,100 people belonging to the minority community are still living in relief camps being run by the administration.
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