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Moderator to discover lasting impression made by Scots missionaries in India

Some of the remarkable institutions founded by Scots missionaries and which still serve their communities in India will by visited by the Right Rev Alan McDonald, Moderator of the Church of Scotland's General Assembly, during a two-week tour of North India from 15 to 31 March.

The Moderator will be welcomed at the Scottish Churches College in Calcutta by the Caledonians, the name by which the college students are known. The college was founded in 1830 by Dr Alexander Duff, the first overseas missionary of the Church of Scotland to India. It still offers an impressive teaching programme with a firm Christian foundation.

Another highlight of the Moderator’s trip will be his visit to Dr Graham’s Homes in Kalimpong, an educational establishment founded by the Scottish missionary Rev Dr J.A. Graham.

Travelling throughout the region the Moderator will join in worship at the Calvary Church in Ludhiana, open the centenary celebrations at the Robertson Memorial Hostel in Kalimpong and visit the headquarters of DISHA (Deep Griha’s Integrated Service for HIV/AIDS 2007).

“We have a long standing association with the Church of North India. This is an opportunity to strengthen these ties and look at new ways of working together,” said Mr McDonald.

Full story at the Church of Scotland.