General Assembly was held at St. Thomas Nagar, Kuttapuzha,
Thiruvalla from 4th January to 11th January 2015.
General Assembly commenced on Sunday, 4th
January 15, 2015 with flag hosting at St. Thomas Nagar. On 5th
January Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan inaugurated Believers Church General
Assembly. Our most honorable H.E Dr. K.P.Yohanan Metropolitan and Sri. P.J.
Kurien (Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha) were also present during the program.
The theme of the program was “That they may be One”
6000 people including bishops, clergies, deacon and
laypeople were among the audience gathered for the assembly.
On 6th Janaury, Sri Ramesh
Chennithala (Minister of Home Affairs, Kerala) inaugurated the Exhibition Hall
in the presence of our most honorable
H.E Dr. K.P.Yohanan Metropolitan. During this occasion it was declared
officially to construct new toilets for 196 Government Schools lacking
sanitation facilities.
Chief
Minister Shri. Oommen Chandy inaugurated the new housing project of Believers
Church on 7th January, 2015 with our most honorable H.E Dr. K. P.
Yohanan Metropolitan. Through this project, the church will construct new homes
for 100 poor and homeless families in Kerala. The Ecumenical Harmony Night was
also held on the same night. The purpose of the program was to encourage
harmony between various denominations.
Aboon Mor
Baselius Thomas I (Jacobite Syrian Christian Church), Dr. Zacharias Mar Aprem
Metropolitan (Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church), Rt. Rev. Dr. Zacharias Mar
Theophilus Suffragan Metropolitan (Marthoma Church), Dr. Geevarghese Mor
Coorilose Metropolitan (Malankara Orthodox Church), H.G.Thomas Mor Thimotheos,
(Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church), Kuriakose Mor Gregorios Metropolitan
(Syrian Orthodox Church), Bishop Thomas Samuel (Church of South India) were the
eminent guests for the program.
During this
program, Mr. Lebi Philip Mathew (Chairman, YWCA Kerala Region) was honored as
he was selected as the best YMCA regional leader in India. Also the church’s souvenir
for the General Assembly was released.
Shri Anto
Antony (Lok Sabha MP) inaugurated the Children and Youth Day of Believers Church
General
Assembly Dr. K.P. Yohannan,
Metropolitan.
DORA had two stalls namely food stall and exhibition stall.
Both stalls were a huge success. Our food stall consisted of daily items which
were delivered fresh from our dear members. Also we gave away fresh juice,
shakes, pickles and fruits. Handicraft products, cherataputte, bamboo products,
honey, marayoor charakara, agriculture products were among the other products.
Exhibition stall consisted of our Dora photos, member’s
food products, agriculture products and handicrafts.
