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Pal and Dharmadhikari (1989). Christian Missions In Raipur District : A Survey Of Their History and Development. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-A: Geography), 2(1), pp.30-40.
Journal
of Ravishankar University Vol.01 No. A
(Geography) 1989 pp. 30-40 ISSN 0970 5910
Christian Missions In Raipur
District : A Survey Of Their
History and Development
Abha
Rupender Pal and Jyoti Dharmadhikari
Department
of History, Ravishankar University,
Raipur
M P-492010
MS received 31 March 1989; revised 29 May 1989
Abstract: It is
a general misconception
that Christianity came to India with the advent of the British rule. As a matter of fact, the history of
Christianity in India can be traced as far back as the history of
Christianity itself. It was brought to India by Saint Thomas in the 1st century A.D. Since then the feet of Christianity
kept spreading. Raipur district at the heart of Madhya Pradesh, however, tasted
the Christian impact at quite a later date. In the year 1868 Rev. Osear Lohr,
a Christian Missionary, opted to work here and opened his
first mission centre. That was the humble beginning of missionary
activities here. An interesting fact is
that four Mission groups are active in the area, viz., Church of Northan India,
Catholic Church, Mennonite Church in India and General Conference Mennonite
Church in India. Their programmes are almost similar but they have divided the
areas. The present
study attempts to
survey their .history and development.
Keywords: Church; education; health; social
welfare; mission.
NOTE:
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