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CSI Synod Dept ...................................................................Magazine of the Church of South India October 2020 | Pentecost Season Volume XVIII | Issue 10 | Rs. 150/Annum Renewal and Reformation: Never-ending Challenges Youth: Rules and love/ Influencer and influencees/ Cornerstone of society/ Spirituality Youngsters open up their minds www.csi1947.com 2 October 2020 Members of CSI - United to Unite: Taking Pride in EDITOR’S DESK and Holding Responsibilities reetings to you in the name Programme Manager for the World greatest events in the world of our Lord and Saviour Diaconate of Kerk in Actie, Rev. history of church union. The GJesus Christ! Dr Deenabandhu Manchala; Area World Missionary Conference at Executive, Southern Asia, Global Edinburgh 1910 raised a question We have celebrated the 74th Ministries, USA, Most Rev. Dr P C about the re-union of Churches. CSI Formation day on the 27th Singh; Moderator, Church of North This question and discussions September 2020 with the renewed India (CNI), Rt. Rev. Dr Geevarghese led to the inauguration of the spirit and commitment to the prayer Mar Theodosius Suffragan Faith and Order Movement in and call of Jesus Christ, ‘That they Metropolitan; Mar Thoma Church, which Protestant Churches of the all may be one”. Local churches Rev Dr Chan Nam Chen; Executive world began a study of the basic offered special thanksgiving prayers, Director, Asia CMS and Rev. Asir theological problems involved in hoisted flags and conducted special Ebenezer; General Secretary, National the question of Christian reunion. programmes to commemorate this Council of Churches in India (NCCI) This Conference made tremendous special occasion abiding with the who kindly send the video greetings changes among the mission fields, COVID protocol in place. In all to bless this occasion. Rt. Rev. Dr and they felt the need for an organic these celebrations, the pride and Reuben mark; the Deputy Moderator union in their respective mission enthusiasm in being the part of the of the Church of South India offered fields. In 1913, we can see a move biggest united and uniting church the opening prayer and the General in this direction in the mission fields in India which is also the second Secretary of the CSI welcomed the of China, Japan and East Africa. In biggest in Indian churches reflected. distinguished guests. Most Rev. India, the union happened among Dharmaraj Rasalam; the Moderator the South Indian Churches. In other The Synod of the CSI organised an of the CSI gave the keynote address. words, the formation of the church online event in commemoration of Prof. Dr Vimal Sukumar; the Hon. was a mission movement! the formation day. We were privileged Treasurer of CSI gave the felicitation to receive greetings from the World speech. In 1908, many important steps were Christian leaders, leaders of the taken for the inter-denominational International Christian organisations, Dr J. Jerene Jayanth; Director, CSI union of Congregational and National and International level Kalyani Hospital in Chennai and Presbyterian Churches in South ecumenical leaders, and the leaders Dr Keerthana Rajkumar from CMC, India and Ceylon. This year the of the sister churches. It is my duty Vellore spoke on the various steps two bodies (Congregational and to thank Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca; taken by the Christian hospitals to Presbyterian) have come together the Interim General Secretary, combat COVID 19. A short video on and formed ‘The South India United World Council of Churches, Mr the details about the encouraging Church’. This movement in South Alastair Bateman; CEO, Church activities of the church during the India was watched with keen Mission Society (CMS), Dr Deidre lockdown due to COVID 19 and the interest by leaders of the church Palmer; President, Uniting Church in activities of the healing ministry and missionary statesmen in India Australia, Rt. Reverend Martin Fair; of the church was also part of this and elsewhere. Further in 1909, Moderator of the General Assembly, special video presentation. Glimpses South India United Church General Church of Scotland, Rev. Dr Dieter of folk-art forms, which were Assembly committee based on Heidtmann; General Secretary performed in the various synod level union suggested the formation of Evangelical Mission in Solidarity programmes in the recent past were “Federation of Christian Churches (EMS), Rev. Solomon Paul Benjamin; also included. in India”. Tranquebar Manifesto was Liaison Secretary East Asia and India, a catalyst for the uniting efforts. EMS, Rev. Duncan Dormor; General The formation of the Church The Tranquebar conference actually Secretary, USPG, Ms Rommie Nauta; of South India is one of the consisted of two conferences, held in www.csi1947.com October 2020 3 1919. It was an Indian conference through CSI worship centres in schools are the leading ones in the though there were two Europeans almost all continents. There are respective states while many other present. Bishop V.S. Azariah was more than 3500 presbyters and struggles to face the challenges of the convenor of these meetings. many more church workers. The the commercialisation of education missional activities of our church system in India but continue to On the 15th August 1947, India are highly commendable and there be missional in nature and spread became independent. It was a are mission fields even in many good news trough education to day of emancipation also for the states in North India. More than multitudes. Many of our colleges are Christians Church in this country. 2000 missionaries do a committed regularly in the list of the first 100 The inauguration of the CSI on missional work along with a colleges by the central government the 27th of September 1947 at thousand evangelists. Around 250 and a few of them appear in the St. George’s Cathedral, Madras, missionary teachers work on the first ten. We should be proud that hailed by Christian leaders around field and 100 missionary health our educational institutions are the globe as a ‘venture of faith’, ‘a workers strengthen our missional well- known for quality education. momentous achievement in unity’, activities. There are 150 mission The first college and the first-ever ‘the greatest step forward in Church fields and 5000 mission centres. girls’ school in South India are the unity in modern times’, ‘a beacon Our great united and uniting institutions of the Church of South in our Christian world’ and also as church has consisted of missional India is another fact that we should ‘a schism deliberately planned and congregations believe in growing to be proud of. There are hundreds of carried through’. a borderless church. hostels, boys’ and girls’ homes, and other institutions for the childcare Chapter II of the Constitution of the The development and growth that under the CSI Dioceses which help CSI states that the CSI affirms “the India is witnessing in the field of thousands of orphan/ semi- orphan purpose of the union by which it education and health care are and poor children for education and has been formed is the carrying out undoubtedly the results of the living. of God’s will, as this is expressed in vision and mission of the European our Lord’s Prayer- ‘that they may all missionaries in India from whom Health care sector in India has be one… that the world may believe we received the legacy and continue become a cut-throat business. It that Thou didst send me’. It believes the commitment to these social is a wonder that many of the CSI that by this union the CSI will interventions. Education became hospitals are still able to carry the become a more effective instrument accessible to the marginalised missional attitude facing all the for God’s work and that there will be communities because of these challenges. Our hospitals are still greater peace, closer fellowship and social interventions of missionaries. accessible for the poor and serve the fuller life within the Church, and The Church of South India has society with utmost commitment. also renewed eagerness and power schools in the metro cities, urban There are 46 hospitals, 1 medical for the proclamation of the Gospel of and semi-urban areas in the centre and 3 other medical Christ.” five southern states. But, most institutions under CSI Dioceses. importantly, we can see that most of The formation of our church was our schools are in remote villages, The Christian responsibility of every the result of prayer, discussions catering to the needs of the poor member of the Church of South and deliberations. It has the motto and marginalised students. There India is understanding the rich to continue the spirit of unity. are 1,419 aided primary schools, legacy of the church and live a life Standing with the marginalised 48 unaided primary schools, 228 that follows the motto, “that they all communities, being in solidarity aided middle schools, 9 unaided may be one”. We should understand with poor and spreading the good middle schools, 257 aided high the intricacies of this prayer by our news of equality and justice are school/higher secondary schools, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This integral to the process of unity. 84 unaided high school/higher prayer includes a vision of equality secondary schools, 31 aided and justice, diminishing of borders, Our church has grown in all the colleges, 63 unaided colleges, 10 and solidarity with the oppressed facets during the last seven decades aided technical institutions, 37 and the marginalised. and marching towards diamond unaided technical institutions, 2 jubilee. The church has more aided paramedical institutions, 22 Let us dream together and work than 15,000 congregations in the unaided paramedical institutions, together for that noble goal! five southern states in India and 1 aided professional institution, 13 in Jaffna in Sri Lanka.
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