Massive Christian Convention Commences in India
Monday, Feb. 20, 2006
Posted: 2:50:08PM EST

Record crowds have been turning up at the 111th Maramon Convention in India, which began Sunday. Believed to be one of Asia's largest Christian conventions, the Maramon gathering brings close to 100,000 people together everyday for a week of preaching, singing and praying.

"This convention is not just a [meeting] of Marthomaites alone. Instead, it is being attended by all sections of Christians, and people of all religions come to hear the speeches," said Dr. Joseph Mar Irenaeus Suffragan Metropolitan, president of the Evangelistic Association of the Mar Thoma Church.

Held since 1896 on the Pampa riverbank at Maramon, the convention is organized by the Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association which is responsible for all the missionary and evangelical work conducted by the church. the rest