The Mission to Seafarers plans to restart a full-time ministry in the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka.The move follows the decision last month by the Mission's trustees to set aside ?500,000 for the relief of seafarers and their families affected by the Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean region.
14 February 2005
The Church of North India has set up a comprehensive web site dedicated to its relief efforts for the recent Asia disaster.
11 January 2005
An extra-ordinary tragic disaster of unprecedented magnitude hit Asia and the surrounding areas the day after Christmas. At this moment, News Reports and broadcasting Networks, locally and around the world, estimated the death toll to have surged past 55,000 with many more still missing and millions of people displaced
31 December 2004
A disaster of unprecedented proportion hit Sri Lanka on the morning of Sunday 26 December. The tidal wave Tsunami left a trail of destruction in many countries of South Asia but Sri Lanka appears to have been the worst affected. As I write this, nearly 22,000 persons have been confirmed dead. Several more are still reported missing and the numbers of dead keep rising each new day
31 December 2004
USPG (United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) Projects is launching a new project to support the work of the Church of Myanmar (Burma).
16 November 2004
The first phase of training twenty thousand young people for leadership in the Church of North India in a year was ceremoniously concluded yesterday at the Centre for Human Potential Development, Nagpur.
16 November 2004
The Rt Revd Duleep de Chickera, the Bishop of Colombo, has attacked proposed legislation before the Sri Lankan national parliament that will make "forcible conversions" illegal. Bishop de Chickera stated that the Bill - proposed by a party of Buddhist monks - would add to religious unrest.
08 September 2004
'Our Church Has AIDS: Anglican Church Responds Worldwide' is the title of a video compact disk (VCD) launched at the 15th International AIDS Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand in July 2004. The VCD aims to reflect the response of the Anglican Church in different parts of the globe as the church aims to combat the AIDS pandemic
20 August 2004
The diocese of Singapore and the Bible Society of Singapore are organising and expository preaching seminar themed "The Living Word".
10 August 2004
Church of North India (CNI) and Christian Aid have reaffirmed their commitment to work among the least, the poor and the marginalized.
09 August 2004