The Council Began with Prayer Minutes of the General Council Meeting of the Various Dioceses in which Bishops, Archdeacons, Canons and Priests, Deacons get together held on 14/05/2008 at Holy Trinity Church Ghaziabad, U.P.

Some of the senior members of the church of India have suggested that at present who are the metropolitan Most Reverend Samuel Peter Prakash and Right Reverend Suraj Mashi, explained to the congregation church of India that according to the constitution canons and rules (CCR) the above named persons are not consecrated by the Indian metropolitan because there were lot  of problems with them and they were totally unable to perform the duties of the Episcopal and their background is from Anglican Church. At this time the most senior Ven. Johnson T. John is the Archdeacon of Lucknow Diocese and is also a bonafide member of the church of India is only suitable person to be consecrated as a new metropolitan church of India to carry out all work smoothly. 

Mr. R.P. John proposed the name of Very Reverend Johnson T. John as a next metropolitan of India. His proposal was supported by Mr. Ashish John no any other name came for this post. Hence, all the communicants supported the proposal of Mr. R.P. John unanimously. The very Reverend Johnson T John will be consecrated in the Holy Trinity Church, Ghaziabad, U.P. on 18/05/2008. Before that Hon’ble Supreme Court of India New Delhi had awarded stay to Very Reverend Johnson T John in his favour on 16/04/2008 and on 18/05/2008 (Sunday) some Indian Bishops consecrated Very Reverend Johnson T John as a new metropolitan Church of India since then he has been working the Episcopal work very well.

Of changes in these declaration no. 24B as amended

It is resolved unanimously by the general council in CCR that in future the new Metropolitan will have power to file any case in the court of law without passing any resolution or consent by the trustees of Indian Church Trustees and directors of Lucknow Diocesan Trust Association/Company (L.D.T.A.) and to revoke the services of any person at any time including S.P.A./G.P.A./ Any authority if He/She is not doing the work of his/her jurisdiction and interfering in others matters. The new metropolitan will have rights to do all such type of things which are favorable for the church of India C.I.P.B.C. Some amended canons are also written on page three of this proposal and resolution in this minute. If any member/ office bears creating hindrances and obstacles by making fake, forge and false documents the Metropolitan will take action against them. Amended Canons and Rules in 24B by General Council held on May 16th, 17th & 18th 2008.

Still he has been working as a metropolitan of India. His metropolitan commissary Right Reverend Tabir UI Huq and other two bishops solomnized the consecration service in the Holy Trinity Church, railway road, Ghaziabad, U.P., as there were so many cases were pending in the various courts and the new metropolitan at his own capacity and expenses contested against the rival party so called church the Church of North India and illegally grabbed the properties of the Church of India in their possession but by the blessing and mercy of the Almighty God Most Reverend Johnson T John contested with his own capacity and case no. 918/05 Agra Diocesan Trust Association v/s Lucknow Diocesan Trust Association with others in which Most Reverend Johnson T John is on no. 5 as defendant the case is still pending but from the civil judge Sr. Division Agra has rejected the aggrieved with the A.D.T.A. put up its Writ Petition in High Court Allahabad and from Hon’ble High Court Allahabad partly favour the A.D.T.A. but Most Revered Johnson T John moved to Supreme Court of India, New Delhi through his SLP no. 9202-08 and got the stay from the Hon’ble Apex court on 16/04/2008 this was a great success to the church of India. With the mercy of God Almighty, the consecration service blessed each one who were the witness in the Holy Trinity Church their names and signatures are also attached here with this minute (Note: Signatures and names are attached with hard copy of this minutes). There after the service the new metropolitan church of India consecrated Reverend Ibneyzur Massey as a Bishop of Delhi and Reverend A. M. Lal as a Bishop of Lucknow (Note: But at present time Most Reverend Johnson T John is the Bishop of Lucknow) for the time being and Reverend Talib Nisar the Bishop of N.C.R. and the new metropolitan in his sermon the Most Reverend Johnson T John and to all the priests said that we must be a good Shepherd so that we can feed up our sheep in the path of Jesus Christ. He also explained that LOVE, HOPE and TRUST are the main factors to become a true Christian. There was reading from the Holy Bible and good functions of church in the prayer to Almighty God.

All those who were present in the consecration service their names and signatures are attached here (Note: Signatures and names are attached with hard copy of this minutes). with as witness after the Lord’s Prayer and the benediction offered by the new metropolitan. This way service in the Holy Trinity Church, came to an end. It is also amended in the CCR that now in future the new metropolitan Most Reverend Johnson T John now will see Lucknow Diocese because he has been the director of Lucknow Diocese Trust Association incorporated in 09/08/1924/266 registered at Kanpur ROC since 2003, no any other authority/post given to any communicants on 18/05/2008 (Eighteen May, Two Thousand and Eight in the year of our Lord) except consecration certificate to the new Bishops and ordination certificates to the new priests issued to the Church of India.

AMEN.