In an honest and sincere effort to address the concerns of our members spread across the country and in response to a growing demand for a solid structure, the CHURCH OF SOUTH INDIA OF NORTH AMERICA (hereafter referred to as the CSINA) invites you all to be a part of the solution.

   Contrary to ill-founded reports currently in circulation, CSINA is not a fly-by-night operation that came into existence out of the blue.  We have been around for over 25 years, although operating under other names, which thankfully, have become defunct.   In order to establish a viable and solid structure and in order to provide legitimacy and discipline in all areas of operation, the CSINA was registered as an autonomous body during the first quarter of 2003.  Consequently, the CSINA also took ownership of the service and trade marks

    In simple terms, CSINA is the representative of all CSI congregations and its members within the United States of America.  The vision of the CSINA is the representation of the four main linguistic groups that constitute the Church of South India, those adhering to the CSI liturgy in worship.  CSINA is committed to bringing all congregations under its umbrella, whereby member congregations will be provided with a positive environment that will enable them to conduct worship in a dignified and orderly manner without encumbrances and outside interference of any sort. 

    CSINA is committed to strengthening its member churches by providing ministerial services in the form of supplementary and complimentary assistance.  Linguistic groups are more than welcome to practice their faith and carry out worship in their own language.   We are also promoting auxiliary groups such as the Youth Ministry, Sunday school, Choir, Women’s Fellowship and Laity Movement, that will be administered in a professional manner by very capable individuals with proven track records.  These groups will harness and utilize the wealth of available talent amongst us for God’s glory.  God has graciously transplanted us into this land of freedom, hope and opportunity.  This makes it incumbent upon us to transplant in this land, our time tested faith, values, traditions, culture etc for the benefit of the next generation and the ones to follow.

    CSINA takes this opportunity to invite each and every congregation to be a part of this resurgence.  All congregations are encouraged to seek General Body approval and confirm your membership in the CSINA as early as possible.  Hereafter there will only be one Family & Youth Conference at a national level and this will be conducted under the auspices of the CSINA.  With the passage of time and subject to adequate growth of our linguistic groups, the possibility of organizing regional conferences can be discussed.

     Dear friends, it is in all of our best interest to work together in unity and concord so that we may reap the rewards of a strong and resilient Church, able to withstand pressure and turbulence.  We can ill-afford to delve on the past.  We have a bright future ahead of us.  Let us not be swayed by outside interference and rhetoric.  Let us reach out to our brothers who subscribe to a different opinion.

     The CSINA does not proclaim to have answers or quick-fix solutions to all the problems that confront us.  Of course there are issues that need to be ironed out, there are loopholes that need to be plugged.  With the help of a Constitution Review Committee being drafted, we pledge to try hard and find answers wherever humanely possible to the best of our ability.  However, we need the wholehearted support and co-operation of all members to forge a new beginning and achieve our set objectives.  There is bound to be change for the better when an enterprise is managed well.  This is our chance, let us come forward and seize this golden opportunity and re-dedicate ourselves to the service of the Lord.

May God bless you all!

For the CSINA

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