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Moderator to discover lasting impression made by Scots
missionaries in India
| The Right Rev Alan McDonald, Moderator
of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,
will undertake a two-week tour of North India where
he will visit some of the remarkable institutions
founded by Scots missionaries that still serve their
communities today (15 to 31 March 2007). |
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The Moderator will be welcomed at the Scottish Churches
College in Calcutta by the Caledonians, the name by which
the college students are known. The college was founded
in 1830 by Dr Alexander Duff who was the first overseas
missionary of the Church of Scotland to India and today
still offers an impressive teaching programme with a firm
Christian foundation.
Another highlight of the Moderator’s trip will
be his visit to Dr Graham’s Homes in Kalimpong,
another renowned educational establishment founded by
the Scottish missionary Rev Dr J.A. Graham.
Travelling throughout the region the Moderator will
join in worship at the Calvary Church in Ludhiana, open
the centenary celebrations at the Robertson Memorial
Hostel in Kalimpong and visit the headquarters of DISHA
(Deep Griha’s Integrated Service for HIV/AIDS
2007) where he will meet those involved with this project
that works with people living with HIV/AIDS.
“We have a long standing association with the
Church of North India. This is an opportunity to strengthen
these ties and look at new ways of working together,”
says Mr McDonald.
Ends
nr/31/03/07
Tuesday 13 March 2007
Note to newsdesks
The Moderator will visit North India between 15 to 31
March 2007. For further information please contact senior
press officer Gussy Alamein on 0131 240 2204 or email
galamein@cofscotland.org.uk.
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