Ceylon and

India General Mission

(CIGM)

Found by Rev.

Benjamin Davidson on

1892

Ceylon now it is called Sri Lanka

Worked among

• Ceylon’s Singhalese Buddhists and

• Tamil Hindus

1893

• Reached South part of India

• Bangalore became the Head office of CIG Mission.

• Many missionaries were from western world.

• It became inter-denomination.

• Established the Mission stations.

• It reached Philippines.

CIGM. MERRIWEATHER MEMORIAL

CHURCH – KURICHI.

KURICHI

1911

• KURICHI WAS ONE OF THE MISSION STATION TO CIG MISSION.

• MISS KENNY WAS THE FIRST MISSIONARY

• EDUCATED THE PEOPLE BY CONDUCTING THE NIGHT SCHOOL.

• THEY WERE TAUGHT THE BIBLE VERSES BY TRANSLATION OF LOCAL VERNACULAR TAMIL.

1912

• REV. MERRIWEATYER ARRIVED FROM

SCOTLAND AS THE FULL TIME

MISSIONRAY.

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

GOSPEL PREACHING BY MEETING AT THE

NATIVE PEOPLE’S HOME.

PREACHING THE GOSPEL

AT PUBLIC

ESTABILSHED

THE CHURCH

1912

• CHURCH WOULD BE EDUCATION

CENTRE DURING THE WEEK DAYS AND

ON SUNDAY IT WAS WORSHIP PLACE.

NOW

CIGM. Merriweather Memorial Church – Kurichi. (India)

FOURTH GENERATION

CENTENARY CELEBRATION 1912-2012

CIGM MERRIWEATHER MEMORIAL CHURCH – KURICHI.

• SELF SUPPORTED CHURCH

• SELF GOVERNING CHURCH

• SELF ESTABILISHING CHURCH.

CHURCH COMMITTEE

• IT CONSISTED WITH NINE MEMBERS

• THEY TAKE CARE OF THE CHURCH ADMINISTRATION

• ASSITS TO PASTOR IN THE MINISTRY.

DEPARTMENTS

• YOUTH DEPARTMENT

• SUNDAY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

• PRAYER CELL DEPARTMENT

• OUT REACH DEPARTMENT

• SPEICAL PROGRAM DEPARTMENT FOR VBS PUBLIC GOSPEL MEETING AND CONVENTION

• WOMEN DEPARTMENT

• EVANGELISM AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENT

TRUST• CIGM. MERRIWEATHER MEMORIAL CHURCH

KURICHI TRUST. (CIGM. MMCK TRUST)Registered under the Indian Government with the Deed and appointment of Board of Trustees. This is Religious Trust. It over seer the church property, ministry, and needs of the believers.

• ADONAI CHARITABLE TRUST.This is a Non Governmental organization which works behind the church. It is also registered from the Government. It will take care of the out side church people as the social welfare.

• Special program conducting in the church

Christmas celebration such as carol singing by house to house proclaiming the savior born (Santa class, gifts, making team spirit)

Christmas program such as dance for the Christmas songs. Many youths will participate and we can win them too.

• Providing the cloths for needy and encouraging the Sunday school children by gift and prize for Bible Competition during the time of Christmas.

The church committee and CIGM-MM-CK Trust will take much effort to carry out this program. Every year we have the budget for this:

Cloths Rs: 10,000

Gift and Prize Rs: 15,000 (Total $500)

We use this Christmas program to WIN the soul by providing Gifts. Because Christ himself gave us a Gift. (Isa 9:6)

Vacation Bible School• During summer time in India, we pay more

attention towards the children. In order to win them into Christ this church is providing program to the children. That is called VBS.

• Encouraging the youths and interested believers to involve with this program. It is all about ten days program. There would be proper training for the teachers and the Directors of the program. There will be food providing for each days, and prize for the children. Children will be encouraged with the God’s word.

For Conducting this Program

Teacher’s training Rs: 1,500

VBS Books and Teacher’s Guide Rs: 2,500

Food for Every Day (2000x10) Rs: 20,000

Gift and prize Rs: 10,000

Stationaries Rs: 1,000

Travelling allowance Rs: 3,000

Miscellanies Rs: 2,000

Total Rs: 40,000 ($ 700)

Training Program

• In order to build the church we have to reach the people those who are unreached by the word of God.

• Equip the believers to get training to share the Gospel among the villages which are near by the church.

• It is not easy for the Indian community to accept the Christ as their savior. But there will be reaping. For them need to have the worship place and pastor.

• The church and Trust will help towards this ministry.

• With co-operation of them, we have a one Para church raised.

Outreach and Evangelism among Children who never heard about Christ.

Social Service

• People’s life uplift program such as house building project

• Health program• Sanitation awareness• Tuition for the children• Books providing• Employment opportunities• Building for worshipThe above will take care of the Adonai Charitable trust. Finally building project will be taken care from the CIGM MMCK Trust.

Public Gospel meeting.

Spiritual Convention Meeting

Branch Churches

• After the preaching and sharing the God’s word, constructed a building for the new believers. Place called Vaikkalmedu.

For constructing a new Branch church

Purchase of Land Rs: 6,00,000Registration Rs: 30,000Constructing a building for worship Rs: 5,00,000Furniture & Mic set Rs: 25,000

Total Rs: 11,55,000 ($20,000)

CIGM church Ammapettai(Branch)

The agreement days ended and we conduct the worship service at believers home at Ammapettai.

Purchased the Land for Ammapettai Church and Earth Breaking service(Video Clipping)

(Video Clipping)

Christmas 2013

The incompleted church pastornage dedicated on 1.15.’14

Kindly do Pray for this Ministry.

• Prayer request: Ammapettai Church Construction work cost Rs: 600,000 ($ 10,000)

• Pray for the church pastornage renovation work completion Rs: 100,000 ($ 1700)

• Pray for village ministry. Further Details:Rev: Wilson Bruce AlbertCIGM. MERRIWEATHER MEMORIAL CHURCH,Kurichi – P.o., Bhavani – T.k. Erode – Dt., TN-India.638 314.Email: wilsonabruce@hotmail.com cell: 0091-888-339-6234