Rev. Keso Shuya (2nd left) and NCRCC president Rev. AB Chettry (3rd right) and others at the dedication of the Revival church at Bardaghat town in Nepal, April 21.
DIMAPUR, APRIL 25 (MExN): A couple of Naga Revival church leaders travelled hundreds of kilometres from Nagaland to Nepal by road to take part in dedication of a small church at Bardaghat town in the Himalayan kingdom, some 600 kms from New Jalpaiguri, the border town on the Indian side.
On April 21, Rev. Keso Shuya dedicated the Bardaghat church in presence of Nepal Christian Revival Church Council (NCRCC) president, Rev. AB Chettry, local pastors from various districts of Nepal, pastor of Chumukedima Village Revival Church, Kengulie Shuya and well wishers from Nagaland.
Dedicating the church to the 70-odd congregation, Rev. Keso prayed that the church would grow in faith and strength over the years. NCRCC president, Rev, AB Chettry and Bardaghat church pastor, Yuvraj Chettry, thanked the Revival churches and missionaries from Nagaland for extending moral support, financial aids and unceasing prayers in spreading the Gospel in Nepal.
Greeting the congregation on the occasion, pastor Kengulie said Christian movement in Nepal is still in the infancy stage and urged the congregation to be firm like St. Paul. He also said NCRCC and its affiliated churches should try to stand on their own feet and not dependent on outside aids and support.
A well wisher and one of the sponsors of the church building, T Shuya who accompanied Rev. Keso also greeted the people on the occasion of dedication of the new church. T Shuya urged the local pastors to spread the word of God to every nook and corner of the country and not to get discouraged or disheartened by hurdles and opposition from various quarters.
Later, NCRCC members and the delegation from Nagaland also visited a site in Jhapa district for proposed NCRCC office. There are around 36 Revival churches in Nepal out of which 17 churches are affiliated to NCRCC.
After the fall of monarchy, the tiny Himalayan country Nepal seems to have become more secular in its political, socio-cultural and religious outlooks.
In recent years, the country has liberally granted citizenship to non-Nepali citizens residing in the country, majority of who are from mainland India including Muslims.
Besides other faiths, Christian denominations including Baptist, Catholic, Revival, Presbyterian and Methodist have also made inroads into Nepal. Sources said there are over 300 Baptist churches and fellowships in the country, many of them aided by churches in Nagaland.
