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Churches support ongoing anti-nuclear protests in South India

Churches support ongoing anti-nuclear protests in South India

Churches in India have taken up the cause of fishing villages in southern Tamil Nadu that are awaiting a Supreme Court decision expected this week on the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, scheduled to come online within a few months.

26 September 2012

Indian churches in Kerala explore "green" options

Indian churches in Kerala explore "green" options

[ENInews] Christians in India's southern Kerala state are exploring "green" plans and linking the need for environmental protection to the practice of their faith.

21 June 2012

Ecumenical meet stresses need for Churches' unity

Ecumenical meet stresses need for Churches' unity

“A bell is no bell till you ring it, a song is no song till you sing it and love is not love till you give it away,’’ said Bishop Thomas Samuel of the Church of South India.

16 February 2012

Greetings from the CSI Synod Secretariat

Greetings from the CSI Synod Secretariat

It is with great joy and abject gratitude to God Almighty that I communicate this information that the 30th Session of the Synod of the Church of South India took place from the 14th to the 17th of January 2006 at Mysore.  

01 February 2006

"Moving Towards Perfection"

"Moving Towards Perfection"

The Diocese of Krishna Godavari celebrated its Mission Festival at Vijayawada in May 2000. About 5000 people gathered from all parts of the diocese, rural as well as urban, and participated in a celebration of witness.

23 August 2000

Growth in numbers in Kerala

Growth in numbers in Kerala

One diocese in India has seen its numbers grow by three and a half times in just 17 years since its formation, with between 

09 August 2000

Justice for untouchables

Justice for untouchables

A National Public Hearing on Dalit Human Rights was held in India in April under the auspices of the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights. The dalits, or "untouchables", are the lowest caste in traditional Indian society, and were deprived of even the most basic human rights for centuries. 

07 July 2000

Bhopal - 15 years after the Tragedy

Bhopal - 15 years after the Tragedy

In December 1984 40 tonnes of methyl isocynate, hydrogen cyanide and other lethal gases leaked from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India. Within hours, 8,000 people were dead, 500,000 more sustained permanent injury, and land and water were catastrophically contaminated.

09 November 1999

Church of South India Contributes to Anglican Communion

Church of South India Contributes to Anglican Communion

The Rt Revd William Moses, Moderator of the Church of South India believes that Indian Christians have much to give to the Anglican Communion, especially in terms of ecumenical and mission leadership.

14 September 1999

The Bishop Newbigin Institute For Church and Mission Studies

The Bishop Newbigin Institute For Church and Mission Studies

Launched officially on the anniversary of Lesslie Newbigin's death at the end of January, the Bishop Newbigin Institute for Church and Mission Studies is an exciting venture sponsored jointly by the CSI Diocese of Madras and the Synod of the Church of South India.

04 March 1999