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The Church and the various organizations functioning under the
church carry out many social projects for the poor and needy of
the state and outside the state. Some are noted below.
Old Age Home
With a view to discharge our social responsibilities to the
aged, we have established an old age home at Devasom Board
Junction, raising funds from Christ Church members. The Church
subsidized the institution initially for several years. At
present, it is self-supporting. Several old people whose kith
and kin are away from them, seek comfortable asylum in this
“home”
Feeding the Poor
From 2006 onwards, we have embarked upon another welfare scheme
of supplying noon meals everyday to one hundred poor patients in
the Govt. Hospital, Peroorkada. The huge expenses for this
scheme are met through donations from large-hearted members of
the Church.
Poor Patient’s Aid Scheme
This scheme was started in 1977 for helping poor patients. Under
this scheme, a corpus fund was raised by voluntary donations
from members who have real concern for poor patients. The
interest from the Corpus Fund is disbursed to deserving poor
patients, who badly need financial help for treatment. Ever
since the scheme was started, hundreds of patients have been
helped.We have been conducting Medical Camps regularly in the
Church and the Outstations benefiting the poor patients living
around the Churches.
Marriage Help to the Poor
Financial help to tide over the marriage expenses of deserving
young couple and even solemnizing some marriages in our premises
have been done under this scheme We feel great satisfaction in
having been instrumental to the wedding of several daughters of
less privileged families, who would have otherwise found it very
difficult to get them married.
Artificial Limb Scheme
The physically challenged in our society have been helped though
provision of suitable artificial limbs. Thirty three persons
were provided artificial limbs free of cost last year. The cost
incurred was raised through donations from generous members.
Houses for homeless
Every year under the auspices of the Church and its various
Organizations, we build and donate a few houses to the needy
around us ,besides giving financial help for repairs of houses,
construction of dilapidated churches in far flung areas,
construction of mission houses, schools, hospitals in remote
areas of the state and elsewhere in backward parishes of our
Madhya Kerala Diocese
Construction of Churches
In rural areas of the state at Paloorkavu and Peruvelikara and
in Jengedu area of Andhra Mission field, Churches have been
constructed during the past five years, besides construction of
six mission houses in Madhya Kerala Diocese.We have also
supported Thottapradesa Mission at Kodikuthy for buying land for
the construction of a Church.
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