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Vol. XX/02
Oct 2016
Pulpit Calendar
October 2016
Check-in 15 minutes before service
Morning Services at 10 a.m. sharp
02
09
16
23
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Shyam Babu
Shyam Babu
Holy Communion Pastor Raja
Shyam Babu
Shyam Babu
Sunday School
Will be held during
worship services.
Dear People,
We cannot deny the fact that much
of our Christian traditions and practices have been
imported from different parts of the world at different times. It began with the disciple Thomas visit in
AD 52. Roman Catholicism was first introduced to
India by Portuguese, Italian and Irish missionaries in
the 16th century. Most Christian schools, hospitals,
primary care centers originated through the Roman
Catholic missions brought by the trade of these countries. Evangelical Protestantism was later spread to
India by the efforts of British, American, German,
Scottish missionaries to preach the gospel of Jesus
Christ among Indians. So as a result, the Christianity
that has developed in India is mostly imported. The
English hymns were written in a foreign context. The
liturgy was also exported to India by the missionaries.
For long, Indian Christian leaders have been
trying to develop an indigenous Indian Christian
Church. What would such a church look like? How
would the building structure look like? Should the
people take off their footwear before entering the
church hall(Indian custom)? Should we be using
songs that are written in the Indian context and can
be sung in the regional languages and also understood by the common people?
As far as Grace Bible Church is concerned,
we are a non-denominational independent Evangelical Church. Over the years we have molded ourselves
in our own tradition. Yet, there is a need to continually move towards becoming more and more indigenous. That would be a very positive step towards
becoming more welcoming to the people of other
faiths. As GBC has already taken cognizance of this,
we need to continue to become more and more bilingual. As we all desire that Grace Bible Church should
be filled with more people who need the Lord, it is
required that we continue to make a conducive and
congenial environment for the locals to feel comfortable with language and traditions. The more indigenous we become, the more connected we will find
ourselves with the local society. Such a connection
will surely be a blessing to many and also serve as an
opportunity for them to come and experience our
living Lord Jesus Christ.
In Him,
Ashish
Income
September 30
2016
Sept 2016
Budget 2016
Projection
3,01,223
13,120
2,07,645
3,00,000
2,76,000
63,100
520
36,250
50,000
erratic
3,53,600
40,800
4,11,709
5,10,000
5,48,000
78,400
7,800
88,000
1,42,000
1,17,000
Lent/Christmas offer.
14,100
4,430
30,000
erratic
Donations
Pledged Giving
12,000
Designated collections
Sunday School
18,866
1,880
20,867
12,500
500
7,500
69,200
GRAND TOTAL
9,10,989
erratic
40,000
erratic
10,80,000
9,41, 000
72,000
64,620
8,73,521
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05
10
12
17
24
Birthdays in October
Manohar Lugun
Arunima Verma
Della Singh
Manji Phillip
Poonam Modwell
Nalin Phillips