Our Mission
The mission of the CSI Tiruchirappalli–Thanjavur Diocese is to proclaim and embody the Gospel of Jesus Christ through worship, fellowship, education, healthcare, evangelism and compassionate service.
The Diocese seeks…
The road the Mission walks, station by station.
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To nurture faiththrough worship, prayer, preaching, Christian education and pastoral ministry.
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To proclaim the Gospelthrough mission, evangelism and meaningful engagement with communities.
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To promote quality educationthat combines academic excellence, character formation, values and social responsibility.
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To provide compassionate healthcareand extend medical services to those in need, particularly the underserved communities.
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To empower children and young peoplethrough education, counselling, leadership development and opportunities for holistic growth.
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To strengthen women and familiesthrough fellowship, education, livelihood initiatives, counselling and community-based programmes.
- VII
To uphold the dignity of Dalitstribal communities and other marginalized groups, promoting equality, justice and inclusive development.
- VIII
To care for creationby promoting environmental awareness, ecological responsibility and sustainable practices across churches and institutions.
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To strengthen the unity of the Churchthrough fellowship, partnership and collaboration at the Pastorate, District, Diocesan and Synod levels.
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To be a servant Churchdemonstrating God's love through compassionate action in times of need and becoming an instrument of hope, peace and reconciliation in society.
The major concerns of the Church are ‘Identity’ and ‘Relevance’
Our ‘Identity’ is received from Christ, and we uphold it as a Church, to the glory of God. On the other hand, ‘Relevance’ is our contextual or meaningful being in society.
‘Identity’ refers to the gathered Church on Sunday, and ‘Relevance’ refers to the scattered Church on the rest of the days of the week, as ‘Apostles’!