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The FHC choir sings during a church dedication programme at Kohima on Aug. 25.[/caption]
Our Correspondent
Kohima, Aug. 25 (MN): Faith Harvest Church (FHC), an independent, non-denominational, multi-tribal, multi-ethnic and multi-generational church dedicated its new church building located at Upper-PWD Colony, Kohima today, Aug. 25 with the theme “Great is your faithfulness”.
Rev. Dr. Jonathan Seet, Pastor, Paya Lebar Methodist Church, Singapore dedicated the new church building along with Asia Harvest Alliance pastors, while Rev. Dr. Moa Longchari, pastor Baptist Mission Church Kohima invoked God’s blessings. Appreciating the FHC for the unwavering faith in God as it accomplishes its project, Rev Seet said “I believe in the life of the churches of Nagaland”.
Emphasising on the importance of faith for a Christian, he said faith is something that always pleases God and affirmed that He will bring a mighty harvest through the believers of the church and fulfil the greater mission of God.
In his exhortation, Rev. Dr. Imchayanger, NCRC Mission Director explained that church is nothing, but an important place of worship and a fellowship of believers to experience and enjoy the presence of God.
Calling upon the congregation to rededicate their lives to God, Imchayanger said the believers have to be faithful to the church; they must learn, grow, serve and prepare to meet the God from the church.
Presenting a brief report of ‘arise & build’ project, Jack Sekhose informed that land for the church was acquired in the 2009 at INR 75 lakh and the foundation laid in April 2011.
Estimated at a cost of INR 6.5 crore, he said, on completion of the building the total cost stood at INR 8.6 crore. Sekhose informed that altogether about 4500 people have donated through cash and kinds and through its various campaigns like seat, brick, money box and fundraisers.
It was also informed that donations have poured in from Nepal, Bhutan, Singapore, Myanmar, Canada and USA.
Richard Belho from Zynorique, an architecture firm based in Kohima was the architect of the church building involving six engineers, it was informed.
Faith Harvest Church (FHC), erstwhile Hope Evangelical Ministry pioneered by Rev. Areni Castro started with five members in the year 2000, where Sunday services were held in the dining room of the old Hotel Fira.
Later, in 2002, pastor Shan Kikon took over as the Pastor of the ministry and the church started to grow in numbers, it moved to the hall of the Nagaland Contractors and Suppliers Union (NCSU).
With no permanent worship place and as the members continued to grow, FHC later shifted to TT Stadium in 2005 and then to Red Cross Society building. Henceforth, as stated in its publication, many additional ministries were also included.