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Twinning - Northesk Church with St John Church, Tindharia, Eastern Himalaya, West Bengal, India


A very successful Twinning arrangement between Northesk Church and St John Church, Tindharia, West Bengal has been running for over seven years, with e-mails, whatsapp messages and images being exchanged regularly between the two churches. Many topics are covered - the churches, their fellowship and worship, the people of the congregations, the various church and group activities, as well as news about Musselburgh and Tindharia, Scotland/UK and India.   Each year, Northesk sends a sum of money to the diocese to help with projects such as agriculture and pig-breeding in the area.   We usually celebrate Twinning Sunday on the last Sunday in April.


The Twinning Co-ordinator for Northesk Church is Dorothy McCann; the co-ordinator for St John is Ruth Rani, a member of the congregation at St John and a teacher in Kursong.  Mashi Prakash is pastor of St John and he celebrated 25 years of ministry in August 2020.   

St John is part of the Diocese of Eastern Himalaya, in the Church of North India.   It is in West Bengal, just south of Darjeeling and therefore in the foothills of the Himalayas and is close to Nepal, and other countries.   The area is also known at Gurkhaland.  It is on the line of the famous Toy Train which runs from Darjeeling to Siliguri.  St John has an active and growing congregation, with regular worship on Sundays and other days.   Regular meetings are held of the Women's Fellowship, the Men's Fellowship and the Youth Brigade.

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A service at the River Testa. The interior of St John.
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Children of St John, wearing the traditional Gurkha dress.
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Tindharia, on the slopes of the lower Himalayan hills. Note the landslip of 2012.
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Mashi Prakash, pastor of St John, with his wife Martha.
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Dorothy McCann, with her husband Mark, Mashi Prakash and members of the congregation of St John at the entrance of the church - a visit made in November 2015. Ruth Rani is on the extreme left.
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Northesk Parish Church
16 Bridge Street
Musselburgh
​EH21 6AG

Registered Scottish Charity SC004722

  • Home
  • Online with Northesk
  • News at Northesk
  • What's On
    • Worship
    • Northesk Guild
    • Ukulele Group
    • Knit and Knatter
    • Twinning
  • Contact Us
  • Facility Hire
  • Who's Who
  • Northesk Life
    • History
    • Safeguarding
    • Northesk in Photos
  • Northesk Privacy Notice