Birth of the Church of North India

Jim Alter and bishops, c. 1970, to work through church union
Jim Alter and bishops, c. 1970, to work through church union

Barry and Jim left Rajpur for Old Delhi in 1969. The next year, they shifted to New Delhi.  Part of their work was to help launch The Church of North India, an ecumenical body serving Christians in the northern provinces of India. Barry explains how leaders of a variety of denominations came to terms with the concept of “apostolic succession” in the ordination of bishops.

Church Union

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