The recently inaugurated department of the Family Medicine of the Christian Medical College, Vellore is located in a renovated hostel building located at the Church of South India, Vellore Diocesan office.
The Bishop of Vellore Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Rajavelu referred to this as a partnership in healing between the church and hospital.
I am reminded of what Rev, A.C.Oommen used to say, when he was the chaplain of CMC, Vellore that both the church and hospitals are involved in healing- the church through its pastoral ministry and hospitals through its health care.
I felt most excited about this new initiative which has an immense prospects to have new dimension to the ministries of the Church and hospitals.
Let me present this as an illustration of how new linkages need to be established between the mission hospitals and the congregation of the local church to make healing as a means for human transformation!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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