SD Church, Nepal
Sundar Dhoka Church Appeal:
Please consider supporting the project to build a new church for SD Church as their current rented premises are too small and unsuitable for the large numbers of people with disabilities that regularly attend. A site has been located but with land prices in Kathmandu at a premium, and the building requiring many extra features to make it disabled-accessible, the total cost is very high (high (over £690,000 or €835,000). However with many supporters in USA, Canada and throughout the world they are praying for a miracle and since the project launch in November 2024 verbal pledges of over $500,000 (£390,000 or €472,000) have already been received which is a massive encouragement! Please do pray for this project and if you are able to contribute even a small amount towards the cost, please use the appropriate donate button below
SD Church in Nepal is a church which serves people with disabilities, the sick and the marginalised. Each week, in the main Saturday service and in house-fellowships in Kathmandu and house churches throughout the country, hundreds of folk meet together to worship, pray and learn together.
The church also runs an NGO called SDSS offering a wide range of social care programmes at its purpose-built residential centre. This ministry is transforming many lives and includes: serving people affected by leprosy; a Patient Navigator Programme supporting patients travelling to Kathmandu for specialist medical care; the Bikash Wheelchair Workshop and the Wheelchair Basket National Tournament; vocational training and entrepreneurial skills for people with disabilities; and Disability Awareness Training.
The relationship between Sundar Dhoka and CMSI goes back many years. CMS Mission Partners played a significant part in the lives of the pastor and his family and they helped to share stories from SD Church with parishes in Ireland. Over the last 10 years CMSI has facilitated numerous Team and Short Term Experience Placements to SD Church, as well as visits to Ireland from Nepal. The partnership with SD Church has grown and flourished, impacting lives in both Nepal and in Ireland.