The members of Church of Christ, Sector-18, here, celebrated 50th anniversary of the Church on Sunday with gaiety and fervour.
According to sources, the golden jubilee celebration of the Church of Christ started at 10.30 am on Sunday by opening ceremony prayer by pastor Suresh Khosla.
The introduction speech was given by Bharati Mahapatro. The school children of Sunday school of Church of Christ spoke verses of the Bible by holding golden diyas on their hands. Candle lighting was done by church pastor Rev. Samuel Nag with short message.
Lalita Panda, president of Church of Christ, addressed the gathering. Ex-member of the church Brother Marshal also read message on the day.
The youth group of Church of Christ sang special song on the occasion.
An action song was sung by Sunday school children. Pastor Kishore Chandra Digal gave a speech on the topic
“The festival of temple dedication”. Cake cutting was done by ex-members of the Church of Christ.
Vote of thanks was given by Lily Panda.Closing prayer and benediction was performed by pastor PK Munna. Finally, the fellowship lunch was attended by members of Church of Christ and a large number of guests.
The Church of Christ here was established in 1969.