Christian Missionary Society (CMS) - Narsinghpur, MP - Brochure

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St. MARY’S CONVENT E.M.H.S. SCHOOL
PATHAK WARD, CIVIL LINES
NARSINGHPUR (M.P.) 487 001
+91 7792 231805 (O)
+91 7792 235032 (Fax)
+91 9755365200 (M)
cmsmpnrs@gmail.com

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“Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who
are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives.
The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of
responsibility - these three forces are the very nerve of education.”

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Bishop Dr. R.T.S. Claudius
About
Founder-Chairman
Bishop Dr. R.T.S. Claudius

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Name Rajan Theophilus Sheild Claudius
Date of Birth 27.12.1930
Place of Birth Varanasi (Old Banaras)
Family
Background
Father Late Rev. John Christopher Claudius was in British
Army as a II Lieutenant, retired and settled in Varanasi.
Mother Late XXXX belonged to a Rajasthani – GUJAR
family, converted and married to his father. She was the
second wife to his father; the first wife was Angelina,
expired after two children.
The Journey
Rajan Theophilus Sheild Claudius was taught well by his
parents and was one of the brightest student at that time in
whole of Varanasi but in 1943 he became Sanyasi, torned all
his documents and certificates, all europion clothes and
wore saffron – GERUA VASTRA, Dhoti and Kurta with no
Chappals or Shoes and moved to Jungle.
In Jungle he bent on Knee and studied BIBLE which he
posses till his death – He phrased this period of his life as
KNEE BIBLE COLLEGE
He was born again on 09.02.1949 at Varanasi and was
Baptized by Mr. Mall, husband of famous Lady Preacher that
time Mrs. Victoria Mall. Mr. Mall was a Principal of Govt.
High School at Pratapgarh. After his Baptism Mr. Mall and
his entire family left to U.S.A. for good.

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In 1952, while Mr. Claudius was working as a Physician at
his own dispensary, his mother fell ill and she was admitted
to hospital, when the doctors failed in treatment they
advised Mr. Claudius to take her home and pray, he brought
her home and prayed and she became alright.
Experiencing this he thought that when prayers to GOD
can make his mother heal then why he should run the
dispensary. He left it abandoned. After some months his
mother expired and he left everything for his brothers and
wore GERUA VASTRA and went in the jungle and became
SANYASI for 2nd time.
Experience of
a Sanyasi
While walking barefoot the Sanyasi Claudius got lot of
blisters in his leg, some time so much that he became quite
helpless to walk and use to lay down beside a road under
the tree, the village people gave him food to eat and water
to drink, and burn woods to keep him safe from the wild
animals.
Sometime he used to drink Ash – RAKH, mixing it in a
glass of water and pass two or three days and some time he
used to get food by the nearby village people. The village
people were all hindus, they respect a SANYASI, they
come for prayers and they never tortured him or thought
mad about him.
At this time he had one blanket, one bag and a BIBLE in
Hindi Language, he used to put blanket on the ground and
lie down under the tree, either beside a road or at the bank
of a river and rest, for due to blisters he was not able to
walk.

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When he was going to Punjab and came to or passing by
Kanpur, Rev. R.R. Harter came in his contact, he took him
to his house and cut the blisters and gave him treatment,
Rev. R.R. Harter wept a lot and was very much worried.
This and lot of experiences he passed through in the life of
a SANYASI.
Many Christians he met but the Love of Christ he did not
found. They never respected a SADHU or SANYASI, for
being well Americanized in their way of life, Probably this
is never taught in their churches. Actually they use to hate a
Christian Sadhu.
Sanyasi Claudius’s early education was among the
Brahmcharis and Sanskrit schools, where he read VEDAS
and various Sanskrit literature and grammer, he lived in
Ashrams at Rishikesh, Varanasi and Calcutta.
The Marriage
Sanyasi Claudius got married on 15th November 1957 as he
was compelled to marry by his elder sister-in-law, whom he
respects most.
The Father of his wife was Late. Rev. Samuel Micheal
Anson and the mother Late Mrs. Irene Batrice Anson.
His Father in Law was a pastor at Kawnpore (Kanpur)
Pentecostal Church and Mother in Law was principal at St.
Paul’s School which is still existing in Kanpur (U.P.)
His wife Mrs. S.T. Claudius born and brought up in
Christian family. They were not normal Christian but they
were Pentecostal Christian. When she came to understand

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she took Baptism at a convention by Late Rev. O.J. Wilson
of Jabalpur and there after Holy Spirit Baptish she had.
How ministry
at
Narsinghpur
started
When Sanyasi Claudius had six children (five sons and one
daughter) he rather settled at Kanpur and opened a school
and got himself and his wife engaged in it.
He used to go out for preaching and toured whole of the
country as an Evangelist.
In 1973, he came to Bhillai (that time in MP) to work as a
pastor but neither the place nor the persons he liked and
then came to Rajnandgaon (Previously in MP) and opened
a school and then to Balaghat and then to Jabalpur and after
that he came to Narsinghpur.
This place he liked and knowing it as a gift of God
happened to meet an old Lady Mrs. E. Lyall who was the
care taker of an Anglican Church. She told him that she
used to pray every time that LORD send some servant of
GOD who can look after this church. She thus made a
committee i.e., Church Committee and then handed over
the church to him.
In 1979, since he taking the church services regularly,
before that the church was abandoned and no church services
ever held from 1927, after britishers left India.
Otherwise this was the church where only British people
used to come for prayers and other religious ceremonies
and Indian were never allowed to enter in the premises.
When he took the charge of the Church, he started not
only the regular Church Services but organized religious

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conventions every year. In which many famous evangelists
and pastors and foreigners attended to preach the Gospel.
How the CMS
formed
When Sanyasi Claudius was an evangelist, and was moving
the churches every time with the organized church pastors
look him down, and so all his evangelists used to tell him
how these organized church pastors used to insult them.
This all was a bitter experience he had and then he prayed
to his LORD and met the government legal authorities and
told them that when our country is now an independent
country how there is rule from the British country over us.
They replied to make a constitution and operate the
Episcopal Authority after registration. So he made and
wrote a constitution with the help of his uncle who was an
I.A.S. Officer and got it registered at Lucknow and Bhopal
Later on.
He was ordained by Rt. Rev. Bishop Robinson
Christopher, Bishop of Lucknow and an Anglican Sadhu
Amrendra Nath Sircar of Bengal and Bishop Rajendra
Dass, Palak Pramukh of Kristapanthi Ashram of Varanasi
and thereafter he started operating the Episcopal Authority
first registration at Lucknow on 25.02.1975 no. 2722 and
second registration at Bhopal on 24.03.1981 no. 10041
There is no special method of Evangelism. In 1973, he
went to Singapore for Advance Leadership Training at
Haggai Institute, at 7th session. There some method he was
learned to act and form the churches. He came from
Singapore applied that method and it was successful.

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Book, Sermons, Writings by Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. R.T.S.
Claudius

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“What lies behind us, and what lies
before us are tiny matters compared to
what lies within us.”

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The Christian Missionary Society is a
Christian Organisation of the Protestant
Christians but its doors are always open for
all the sects of the Christian Denominations
and also for the Non- Christians irrespective
of Caste, Color, Creed and Nationality.
The Christian Missionary Society is a Socio-
Religious Philanthropic Organisation to help
the countrymen and other nationals as well as
where the service of the humanity is
concerned.
The Christian Missionary Society is not a
political organisation, nor does it encourage
its members to involve in politics. The sole
purpose of this organisation is only to serve
humanity though Social, Educational,
Religious Activities.

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Christian
Missionary
Society, founded in the
year 1981, to facilitate
the poor and needy by
means of training them,
educating them,
providing their needs
and to provide financial
assistance and medical
aid and assistance to
the people who need it
and those who deserve
it, irrespective of caste color and creed.
It was constituted by His Holiness Rt. Rev. Bishop
Dr. R.T.S. Claudius, Chairman, CMSI and many
other Christian Organisations working in the
Country.

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Mrs. S.T. Claudius
Chairman & Co Founder
“Our highest endeavor must be to develop free
human beings who are able of themselves to
impart purpose and direction to their lives. The
need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a
feeling of responsibility ‐ these three forces are
the very nerve of education.”

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Christian Missionary Society at present imparts education from
K-12 through its English Medium schools in MP and at present
having 9 English and Hindi medium school managed separately
and provide free education to number of students belonging to
tribals, poors, scheduled and other class.
All of the institutions titles are the names of the Christian Saints
viz. St. Mary’s, St. Joseph, Sophia, St. Mathews etc.
These institutions are located within city, metro, developing areas
and in the tribal areas so that Christian Missionary Society can
reach each and every sect of the people.
Christian Missionary Society envisions a model society in which
people can enjoy their indisputable right as humans, such as
access to health care, clean water, nutritious food, housing, and
education.
Christian Missionary Society helps poverty-stricken communities
to help themselves, providing support and guidance in the
communities' own resourceful endeavors.
Great emphasis is placed on access to education, health care and
empowering women, because these are necessary steps toward
sustainable development.
The Christian Missionary Society also provides Medical and
Financial assistance to the patients who are suffering from cancer
and aids.

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Christian Missionary
Society
Guiding Principals
Our Guiding Statements underpin all of our
educational and social projects and bind
together the manifold facets of our activities
at Christian Missionary Society.
Copies of these Statements have been posted
throughout all the educational establishments
to serve as a daily reminder of what we are all
about.

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Our Vision
Christian Missionary Society emphasizes on
imparting education and skills to build our nation and
to give best citizens to our nations by means of
education, training institutes, technical institutes,
hospitals etc.
Christian Missionary Society aims to be a
first class educational institution that
promotes knowledge about everything
through the training of men and women
with moral uprightness, academic
excellence and passion to serve and
transform society.

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Our Mission
Christian
Missionary
Society, founded in
the year 1981, to
facilitate the poor
and needy by means
of training them,
educating them,
providing their
needs and to
provide financial
assistance and
medical aid and assistance to the people who
need it and those who deserve it, irrespective of
caste color and creed.
Our mission is to expand and promote
education to a higher level.

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Our Core Values
The Christian Missionary Society cherishes and
upholds the following core values which it deems
as central and basic to the institution.
They are:

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The Lordship of Jesus Christ
The Christian
Missionary
Society, being a
Christian
institution, is
committed to the
Lordship of Jesus
Christ and living
in obedience to
His will.
This involves
trusting Him to meet every need, material,
spiritual, emotional or whatever it might be to
fulfill His will. It also involves seeking and
accepting His guidance for the institution and
dependent on His divine leadership.

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Integrity
The Christian
Missionary
Society believes in
integrity, which is
defined as moral
uprightness,
honesty,
reliability,
incorruptible,
wholeness and
soundness of
character.
It involves
transparency, and gives no room for foul play
either in public or in private. The Christian
Missionary Society sees this as important since
character is vital to our calling and work.

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Hard Work
The Christian
Missionary Society
is dedicated to hard
sacrificial, diligent
and conscientious
work; always
striving to do things
better and
continuously
improving and
innovating to
deliver the best
possible outcomes.
By this we seek excellence in all our endeavors
and are committed to continuous improvement
through perseverance even in the face of hardship
and opposition.

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Good Stewardship of Resources
The Christian
Missionary Society
believes and upholds
the belief of Divine
ownership of both the
natural, material and
spiritual world as well
as the souls of all
humankind. It is
therefore committed to
accountability and
responsibility in all
our actions and adheres to the biblical principle
that those who have been given a trust must prove
faithful (1 Corinthians 4:2).
As such we are dedicated to the efficient and
effective use of the institution’s resources
(physical, intellectual, spiritual and financial) to
achieve maximum results.

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Mutual Support and Care
The Christian Missionary
Society upholds the
Christian virtues of love,
oneness and fellowship.
Love and mutual support
for one another are thus
encouraged as well as work
for unity and oneness
among members of the
community. As such it is
committed to the Biblical
principle of carrying each other’s burdens (Gal.
6:2). This includes help and support (spiritually
and materially).
Members of the community also join together for
worship and prayer, trusting that in worshipping
the Lord together, we will grow up together into
Him. This is seen as a vital aspect of our service
to God.

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All the schools under The Christian Missionary Society network offering
enrollment to students from early childhood through high school, our age
appropriate curriculum fully integrates the disciplines of the humanities,
sciences, mathematics, physical movement and the arts into a strong
academic program.
Within our school community and in our classrooms, our goal is to engage
the mind, fire the imagination and strengthen the will as students develop
initiative, creativity and the skills needed to enter responsibly into an ever-
changing local and global community.
A LOVE OF LEARNING
All the schools under The Christian Missionary Society network is
committed to providing academic excellence through awakening in our
students a genuine enthusiasm, an interest in the world, a love of learning
and a sense of purpose in life.
All the schools under The Christian Missionary Society network meets the
student’s age-related capacities and develops the student’s initiative,
creativity, critical-thinking and self-reliance.
All the schools under The Christian Missionary Society network
educational approach encourage balance, engaging the student cognitively,
emotionally and actively across all disciplines.

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Organization of Studies
From the moment of enrolment in the nursery class, all the schools under
The Christian Missionary Society network attach great importance to
physical, psychological, social, affective and creative development which
are essential for the well-being of all children and for school success.
The nursery section, which accepts children from the age of four, aims to
ensure that all children are given the opportunity to develop their potential.
Provision is made for interpretive and directed learning, but it is
recognized that purposeful play provides the most important learning
situation at nursery level.
To enter the first primary class, children must have turned six years of age
before the calendar year in which they are enrolled. In the primary school
the focus is on mother tongue, mathematics and the first foreign language -
English but art, music, physical education, exploring our world and
religion/ethics are important.
Pupils normally enter the secondary school in the calendar year in which
they turn eleven, following the successful completion of the primary
course or an equivalent course duly certified by an officially recognized
school.
The seven classes of secondary education are organized in the following
way:
For the first three classes, pupils follow a common course, known as the
observation cycle. Most subjects are taught in the mother tongue, although
in the second class all must begin with English language, and in the third
class all begin to study history and geography in their "working language"

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In classes 4 and 5 the compulsory course in integrated science is
subdivided into physics, chemistry and biology, and pupils may choose
between the advanced or the normal course in mathematics.
Classes 6 and 7 form a unit which leads to the core of compulsory subjects
including mother tongue, L2, mathematics, science, philosophy, physical
education, history and geography, students have a wide range of further
options and may choose to study some subjects for two periods, four
periods or at an advanced level.
Pupils are regularly assessed and reports are issued three or four times a
year. Assessment is based equally on course-work and on examinations,
although formal examinations do not form part of the observation cycle.
Criteria established by the Board of Teachers are used to decide whether
a pupil may progress to the next class at the end of the school year.
Pupils who do not meet these criteria have to repeat the year.
Secondary education level pupils may also receive learning support if
necessary, the arrangements for such provision being made by the school
according to the requirements and the resources available.
At any age, pupils arriving at school with insufficient knowledge of an
essential language receive short-term intensive tuition to enable them to
catch up with their peers.
For pupils with special educational needs requiring individualized
provision of teaching and/or special equipment, appropriate arrangements
may be made. In some cases this can entail the drawing up of a special
agreement, signed by the parents and the school, setting out detailed
arrangements for the child’s integration and education, within the limits of
the school’s possibilities.

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Extra Curricular Activities
“Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is
that you don’t know that how great you can be… What you can
accomplish! And what your potential is!”
- Anne Frank
All the schools under The Christian Missionary Society network looks at
each learner as a unique ‘whole person’ with inherent genius, special
capabilities and unlimited potential.
By providing a conducive and encouraging environment the learners will
be mentored to participate in a variety of intra and inter school
activities/competitions.
These help them not only to showcase their talents, hone their skills but
these also entail opportunities that lead to multi-dimensional growth of
their physical, social intellectual and spiritual being.
Each school under The Christian Missionary Society network, in
cooperation with the Parent’s Association, organizes a wide range of
activities during lunchtimes and free afternoons.
Arrangements vary slightly from one school to another, depending on the
children’s interests, individual teachers’ skills and enthusiasm and the
parents’ wishes.
Activities include sport, music, drama, art and crafts, photography and
science.

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School Functions
“Where is life we have lost in living?
Where is wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is knowledge we have lost in information?
— T.S. Eliot
Our challenge as educators lies in not simply giving information to our
students but teaching them how to use it.
Education that fosters creativity, promotes critical thinking and develops
communication skills is the need of the hour.
Thus, in all the schools under The Christian Missionary Society network, a
wide array of school functions and programmes are regularly organized
that provide a stimulating environment that “give wings to the divine fire”
within each learner and “fill the world with the glow of its goodness.”
Here is a sneak peek at the functions that marked the school calendar
session…

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The Administrative Organ
The Board of Governors
This, the governing body of all the schools under The Christian
Missionary Society network, is composed of the Chairman of the
Christian Missionary Society, Secretary of the Christian Missionary
Society and Principal of each network school.
The mandate of the Board of Governors covers educational, administrative
and financial matters.
The Administrative Boards
Each school has an Administrative Board chaired by the Secretary.
Its other members are the director of the respective school, two elected
representatives of the teachers, one member from the Staff Committee and
two representatives of the Parents’ Association and Pupil’s Committee.
Administrative Boards deal with matters concerning the management and
administration of the respective schools, draw up budgets and superintend
the spending of allocations.
They have the responsibility for overseeing all aspects of day-to-day life in
the respective school and for ensuring its efficient functioning.

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The Directors (Head Teachers)
Each Director (Head Teacher) is appointed by the Board of Governors for
three years.
There are generally two deputy heads, one for the higher secondary and
secondary section and one for the primary and nursery sections. They are
also appointed for three years.
Heads and deputies are appointed directly by the Board of Governors.
The Staff Committee
Each school elects annually two representatives of the teaching staff (one
primary, one secondary) to form a Staff Committee which is represented
on the Administrative Board of each school.
The Parents’ Association
This plays an important role in various committees and working groups in
the schools. The views and suggestions of parents concerning the
organisation of the schools are put forward via their elected representatives
on the Administrative Board and the Education Committee of the school.
The Pupils’ Committee
Each school has a pupils’ committee which is represented in the school’s
Enlarged Education Committee and the Administrative Board.
Two elected representatives of each school form the Central Students
Committee.

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Health & Hygiene Programmes
Since the beginning of Christian Missionary Society, health interventions
have been an integral part of the organisation.
Rural patients continuously suffer from lack of sympathy.
Students of all the schools under The Christian Missionary Society
network on regular intervals visit various hospitals throughout district,
spend time with the patients, distribute foods and required medicines
among the patients.
Christian Missionary Society also provides monetary assistance for people
who need operations for severe disease like cancer, brain tumors, and
thalassemia. Sometimes assistance is also provided for medication and
transportation costs.

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Food Programme for the Destitute
Christian Missionary Society stands beside those poor people who have
lost their potential to work and are abandoned by their families.
They are unable to earn money for their food.
If Christian Missionary Society would not have supported them, they
risked either to beg or starve.
network on regular intervals distribute food materials along with fruits and
sweets to these poors spreaded throughout the district.

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Free Education & Scholarships
Every year Christian Missionary Society provides Bishop R.T.S. Claudius
Scholarships to underprivileged students for their higher education.
Christian Missionary Society had provided free education to the poor
students through all networked schools by making mandatory 25%
reservation and in this way had benefitted more than 10000 students till
date.
annually distribute free books and education materials to needy students as
part of their social responsibility.

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Philanthropic Activities
In addition to its other social activities, Christian Missionary Society
supports philanthropic activities as part of its humanitarian mission to
promote ethical social change and foster a universal sense of
responsibility.
Christian Missionary Society on regular basis gives donations to Sainik
Welfare Trust, Various Relief Funds, etc.

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Before concluding, we would like to emphasize yet again
that it is only through collaborative effort that we can hope
to create an educated dynamic modern India – where all
men and women enjoy equal rights and opportunities. Let
the vision encapsulated in these memorable words of the
poet laureate, Rabindra Nath Tagore, become the mission
and reality of our lives.
“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow
domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert
sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.”

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