Posts Tagged ‘India’

CNI school destroyed during violence in Kashmir, India

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Share UnitingWorld National Director, Rev. Dr Kerry Enright has conveyed the sincere condolences of UnitingWorld to the Church of North India, following the burning of the Tungmang Tyndale Biscoe school in Kashmir, northern India. The school, which was operated by the Church of North India, provided education 550 economically disadvantaged children from 150 communities in the area. Bishop of the... Read More »

CNI calls for the support of the Uniting Church to tackle human trafficking

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Share The General Secretary of the Church of North India, Rev. Dr Enos Das Pradhan, has called for the support of the Uniting Church in Australia in combating the shocking crimes of sex trafficking and child labour in north-east India. UnitingWorld is responding to their call by launching a national appeal, Close the Door on Sex Trafficking and Child Labour, to support the Church of North India’s... Read More »

UnitingWorld Responds to Destructive Storm in India

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Share UnitingWorld and the Church of North India are currently responding to the urgent needs of people in communities throughout the Indian states of West Bengal and Bihar in light of a destructive storm that struck on Tuesday 13 April 2010. Reports from the Church of North India indicate that more than 150 people lost their lives during the storm. Thousands of homes were either damaged or demolished... Read More »