The
112th Annual Conference of the Unitarian Union Northeast India was
held at the Unitarian Church Wahmawlein in the East Khasi Hills District of
Meghalaya. The two days Annual Conference from the 4th to the 5th
of February was started with the hoisting of the flag by the President of the
Union Rev. D.P. Pariat which was followed by the Board meeting for the Board
members and different workshop conducted by Minister and Assistant Minister of
the Church.
A
welcome service was held at the church premises at 6:30 in the evening and the
youths of the church welcome the delegates with a beautiful welcome song. On
Sunday the day was started with a morning service and followed by a service at
10:30 in the morning and another one at 1:30 in the afternoon. The last service
of the conference was held at 5:30 of the Sunday evening. A huge number of the
church from different parts of the area attened the annual conference.
WahmawleiƱ
is special because this village was established with fund supported by the
General Assembly of the Unitarian Free Christian Church Great Britain. It was
after a major earthquake which had rocked the state and many of the member of
the Unitarin Church, Mawlat lost their homes and pocessions. A letter was send
to bah John Hewerdine who got it printed on the front page of the Inquirer with
ha request for help. Help did came and
the Union was able to buy the plot of land on which the Wahmawlein village
now stand and many families from Mawlat who lost thei houses and belonging were
relocated at WahmawleiƱ.
The
next Annual Conference or the 112th Annual Conference of the
Unitarian Union will be held in Jowai sometime in the month of february of 2013.
The 112th Annual Conference will also be a special conference when
the Jowai Church celebrates the 125 Anniversary of the founding of the first
Unitarian Church in the Northeast India
The 125th Anniversay or the Quasquicentenial Celebration will start in month of June 2012 and conclude in the month of February 2013 which also conincide with the 112th Annual Conference of the UUNE.
Some of the new Ministers and Assistant Minister of the Unitarian Union Northeast India.
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