Dibrugarh: The Christian community in Dibrugarh on Thursday joined the rest of the world to observe World Souls Day, a revered occasion that holds great significance for believers worldwide.
Representatives of the Dibrugarh Inter Church Forum (DICEF), representing various Christian denominations such as the Catholic Church, Baptist Church, Church of North India, Church of Jesus Christ, and Presbyterian Church, gathered at the historic 19th-century Christian cemetery at AT Road on the occasion.They offered prayers to the departed souls, led by CW Marak, a pastor from the Baptist Church, and other fellow priests.
The cemetery, established in 1862, is the resting place of 103 Britons, mostly soldiers who lost their lives fighting the Japanese in World War II. The cemetery, among others, also hosts the tomb of William Alexander Mackenzie Duncan, the former deputy commissioner of undivided Dibrugarh district, who passed away at the age of 29.
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Representatives of the Dibrugarh Inter Church Forum (DICEF), representing various Christian denominations such as the Catholic Church, Baptist Church, Church of North India, Church of Jesus Christ, and Presbyterian Church, gathered at the historic 19th-century Christian cemetery at AT Road on the occasion.They offered prayers to the departed souls, led by CW Marak, a pastor from the Baptist Church, and other fellow priests.
The cemetery, established in 1862, is the resting place of 103 Britons, mostly soldiers who lost their lives fighting the Japanese in World War II. The cemetery, among others, also hosts the tomb of William Alexander Mackenzie Duncan, the former deputy commissioner of undivided Dibrugarh district, who passed away at the age of 29.
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