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South Indian Christians in North America.
FIRST CSI MEETING IN USA AND CANADA
AT CHICAGO
1978
Sitting L to Rt.: Rev. K. S. George (Dallas), Rev. C. S. Philip (Chicago) & Rev. E. P. Vijayan (St. Louis)
Standing L to Rt.: Jacob Mathews (Chicago), Rev. Jacob George & John John (Houston) Samuel Johnson (Chicago) & Rajan Mathew (Dallas)
SECOND CSI MEETING IN USA AND CANADA
AT HOUSTON
1979
Some of the participants are
Back Row: Jacob Mathew (Chicago), Rajan Mathew (Dallas) John John, A. M. Abraham, Abraham Mathew and Mathew Jose (Houston)
Front Row: Samuel Johnson and Rev. C. S. Philip (Chicago), Rev. K. S. George (Dallas) and Rev. Jacob George (Houston).
COUNCIL OF CSI CONGREGATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA
Bishop Dr. M. C. Mani
Rt. Rev. Dr. M. C. Mani encouraged CSI Churches in the USA also sent Pastors for higher studies in the USA and allowed them to help the congregations here. He also suggested having a National Organization to have good communication between the churches. Below is a picture of participants and their families in one of the meetings to discuss about an organization in 1992 after the sixth Family and Youth Conference in Chicago, at 3565 S. Donovan Dr. Crete, Illinois at the residence of Samuel and Suseela Johnson.
Intro
There was another meeting at the Hotel Continental, 505 N. Michigan, Chicago (Current Inter-Continental Hotel). There was also one Meeting at CSI Malayalam Congregation, New York. Delegates were accommodated by the families of the Malayalam congregation. The Rev. Dr. Ninan Varghese and Samuel Johnson stayed at Mr. P. C. Jacob and Mrs. Mercy Jacob's house.
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