The 112th Annual Revival Meeting of Haluaghat and Madhupur Deanery was held on 12th February 2022 at the St. Andrew’s Church in Panihata with the permission of the local administration. The motto of the religious assembly was “Go and make all nations my disciples … teach them to observe them” (Matthew 26: 19-20).
The first session began with the Holy Communion service on the 12th of February. The morning worship was conducted by Reverend Ashish Mondol. After the worship, the reception begins at 9:30 am. Honorable Moderator of Church of Bangladesh Bishop Samuel Sunil Mankhin and Education Coordinator Mrs. Monita Mankhin were present at the reception. Reverend Benedict Bhanu Chisim and Reverend James Duke Baroi and other priests were present as special guests. Both the Deanery Secretaries Mr. Biplob Ritchil from Haluaghat and Mr. Chandan Chiran from Madhupur deanery were present.
As usual February this year was the month of ‘Spiritual Revival’ gatherings in the Church of Bangladesh (COB) and they took place in six deaneries. Every congregation separate selected separate themes and the speaker discussed the theme. A range of 1000-5000 people gathered from different villages and towns assembled and many of them walked a long distance to the venue. They ate simple food and spent the cold winter nights in basic facilities with one aim to attain mercy and blessings from God. At all the congregations the Bishops, Priests and guests conveyed revival messages to attendees.