Thursday, February 3, 2011

United Christian Welfare Society to host ‘Sikkim Festival’ with Evangelist William Franklin Graham IV

GANGTOK, 03 Feb: The United Christian Welfare Society of Sikkim [UCWSS] is keeping frenetically busy preparing for the three-day “Sikkim Festival” being hosted by it at Old Guards’ Ground from 11 to 13 February.
Churches from around the State have come together under the banner of UCWSS to host this programme which will have William Franklin Graham IV from the “Billy Graham Evangelistic Association” [BGEA] of USA as the main speaker of the programme. For those aware of the BGEA, William is the grandson of the celebrated evangelist Billy Graham and the eldest son of Franklin Graham.
Addressing a press conference today, the UCWSS president, Pastor Jongmit Pakhrin, informed that the “Sikkim Festival” will “help strengthen the peace and prosperity of the State and bless development and progress in Sikkim”.
The coordinator of the festival, Pastor Daniel Chettri, further informed that apart from preaching love and peace, the BGEA is also involved in rehabilitation and developmental works across the world.
A bike rally of 100 motorcycles is planned to motor from Rangpo to Gangtok on 05 February to promote the event. This rally is scheduled to be flagged off by Industries Minister, Neeru Sewa from Rangpo, it is learnt.
A similar bike rally is also being organised to tour from Jorethang to Namchi promoting the event and also Mangan to Chungthang.

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