CNI Re-commits in being United in Witness and Service 

As the Church of North India celebrated its 36 years of formation, the different Dioceses, congregations, institutions and organizations of CNI celebrated with vigour the essence of CNI, of being in unity as a form of expression and as an act both in witness and service.   

Celebrating this Unity which took place on 29^th November 1970 at All Saints Cathedral, Nagpur, a Eucharist Service was held at the Synod headquarters of Church of North India in New Delhi on 29^th November 2006 where the staffs and ecumenical friends from other Churches and organizations partook in the bread and wine symbolizing the body and blood of Jesus Christ which was broken and shed for the unity and integration of the whole creation. The Rev. Dr. Enos Das Pradhan, General Secretary, CNI spoke of the mission journey of CNI in worshipping God and establishing shalom through its continuous engagement of restoring justice and dignity of God’s creation and by working towards being a transformed and transforming community. He concluded by wishing and challenging that, “May the 36^th year of our united journey in this land be always a reminder to us that our God is trustworthy and may we be united to inspire and challenge others to be in unison.” The Rt. Rev. Karam Masih, Bishop of the Diocese of Delhi celebrated the Eucharist along with Rev. Dr. Pradhan while the message was brought by Ms. Margaret Sumadh, Asia Secretary in United Church of Canada. In her message, Margaret spoke of the beauty of unity in diversity, the retaining of the essence of the bodies that come together yet preserving finer qualities of each of these bodies. Recognizing and valuing diversity rather than differences is vital. She reiterated that maintaining the unity is more crucial than getting the churches united.