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Church of North India,

CNI Bhavan 16 Pandi Marg,

New Delhi-110 001.

Ph: 011-3716513, 3710478, 3710346, 3711077.

Grams: Synod.� E-mail: cnisbss@nda.vsnl.net.in���

��� web site �www.cnisynod.org.

Moderator: Most Rev. Vinod R.Peter, Cathedral House, Sadar, Nagpur, Maharashtra-440 001. Ph: 0712-556740. Fax: 0712-523089. E-mail: bishop@nagpur.dot.net.in

Deputy Moderator: Most.Rev.Z.J.Terom, Bishop�s Lodge, P.B.-1, Old Hazaribagh Rd., Ranchi, Bihar-834 001. Ph: 0651-314184

General Secretary: Dr. V.S.Lall, CNI Bhavan, 16 Pandit Marg, New Delhi-110 001. Ph: 011-3716513, 3710478, 3710346, 3711077. Grams: Synod. E-mail: cnisbss@nda.vsnl.net.in.

Treasurer: Enos Das Pradhan, CNI Bhavan, 16 Pandit Marg, New Delhi-110 001 Ph: 011-3716513, 3710478, 3710346, 3711077. Grams: Synod. E-mail: cnisbss@nda.vsnl.net.in. Website: www.cnisynod.org

������������� The Church of North India (CNI), the communion of six Christian Churches of North Inidia, was born on Nov. 29, 1970 at Nagpur. The United Church of Northern India, the Baptist Churches of Northern India (British Baptists), the Churches of the Brethren in India, the Disciples of Christ (Anglican), the Methodist Church (British and Australia Conference) were the Churches that constituted the union.

������������� Deliberations towards the unity of Churches took of in 1929.� It was the first round-table conference at Lucknow that proposed the idea of unity.� The Australian Churches of Church Mission, Australian Methodist Church, the Weslyan Methodist Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church and United Church of Northern Indian were the promoters.

������������ On the basis of negotiations and suggestions prepared by the round-table conference in 1939 and revised in 1940 a plan of Church Union was drawn up.� In 1957, Church of the Brethren and Disciples of Christ joined the unity negotiations.

A new negotiation committee was set up in 1961, with representatives from all member Churches.

������������� The efforts reach its fourth and final stage by 1965.� The constitution, �White Book�, was made.� It was amended in 1974 and 1977.� On the basis of these deliberations the �Church of North India� was born.� All negotiating churches, except the Methodist Church in Southern Asia got united into one.

������������ The supreme administrative and legislative body of the Church is Synod.� It meets once in three years.� Executive Committee of the Synod meets in between to take provisional decisions. The Synod elects a moderator to head the Church.� He should be a bishop.� There is a general secretary who manages day-to-day administration.

������������ There are synodal boards in charge of various ministries: Secondary, Higher, Technical and Theological Education, Medical Work, Social Service, Rural Development, Literature and Media.

The Church is doing wonderful service to the people through its 65 hospitals, nine nursing schools, 250 educational institutions and three technical schools.

���������� The Church of North India has about 12, 50,000 believers and 26 dioceses. The CNI is for the unity of all Churches in India.� The joint council of CNI, CSI and Marthoma Syrian Church of India is a major step in this direction.

Most Rev.Vinod R. Peter of Nagpur is at present the moderator.� The CNI has its headquarters at New Delhi.