Bhubaneswar: The Church of Christ (Union Church) here on Wednesday donated Rs. 5 lakh to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to fight COVID-19.
A delegation of the church presented a cheque to the Additional District Magistrate, Bhubaneswar, P.K.Swain in his office.
“We whole-heartedly support the measures initiated by the Odisha government to combat this pandemic and acknowledge the steps taken by the administration in this direction,” the Church Secretary Paresh Das said.
He said the Church of Christ (Union Church), the oldest Protestant church in the capital city had put on hold all its activities since March 15 while using technology to reach out to the worshippers.
