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1984W-1989
68th Year and UCC Manipal founded by conducted. Orthodox services
1958
Holy mass was regularly

the members of the Ortho-
were conducted in the 1st
faithful Churchers allowed by the "Academy of Gen- and the 3rd week and followed
dox , Marthoma and the CSI
dox , Marthoma and the CSI
by CSi service and Marthoma Service .
eral Education,Manipal.
1990-1996

During the Mid 90's a women's fellowship,
1963 and Youth League was formed. The fisrt

Laid the foundation stone Church sovenier was released under the lead-
of UCC and susequently ership of Dr.Thomas Cherian, Dr. Koshy, Mr.
electing the office earers Mathew Abraham and Dr. Sunil Raj Thomas.
People are lonely because they build walls instead and forming the church From 1997 the Holy Week services were cele-
of bridges but long ago here at Manipal a bridge trust committee. brated for the first time and still continues.

was built to bring young students together and
closer to God. Many have left not leaving behind a 1968 1997-2005
Memory Column memory and fun but passed it to the next genera- Further expansion of trust committee under Fr M.C Cherian (Late

tions and many to come. The UCC Manipal Church the managemnt and administration of then H.G Theophilus Thi-
has been to have a long history of prayers and H.H. Catholicose of the east and the Head of rumeni) and Fr. John
smiles that still continues to shine throughout. the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Chuch. Mathew(H.G.Yuhanos Mar
Mathew(H.G.Yuhanos Mar
Demitrios) performed Orthodox ser-
TO LOOK BACK IN TIME vices and by the end of 2005 the built par-

The UCC Manipal was established in 1958 as a 1971 - 1975 sonage was consecrated by
sonage was consecrated by
sole purpose of meeting the spiritual needs of the Various programs and ben-
Christian students belonging to a different Chris- efit shows were staged to
tian denomination. Over the years there were clear the debts. Evening 2006-2010
many ups and downs, but the spirit was never prayers were conducted on sat-

deterred. Such a Holy abode that brings compas- urdays .
sion and Joy has a value and purpose that grew for
many years and still grows.
1982-1983

UCC celebrated its Silver

Jubilee inaugurated by 2017 -
then registrat of Manipal
academey. Funds were raise
with the support of students and parents to
pay off debts.

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