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Text Box: Sikkim Christian Ministry
There is only one denominational Bible school. There are many house churches in Sikkim. The Presbyterian Church is the oldest church in Sikkim. They did not pursue evangelism in previous years. Now they do little evangelism. 90% of Christian churches are independent.

Problems and needs in Sikkim.
In many churches, pastors and leaders are not trained.
There are very few full time workers. (The Church could not afford financially to support the workers.)
A Bible school is needed.
Christian Leadership seminars are needed.
Christian Literature is needed. (the Lepchas do not have a complete Holy Bible, only the New Testament.)
Ministry to Children and Women is lacking.
Many house churches need church building. Government will not register church land for church buildings. They only can register under the name of individuals.

Text Box: About Sikkim
Sikkim was an independent kingdom ruled by the Chogyals (Kings) until 1975 when it became the 22nd state of the Indian Union. The Chogyals ruled Sikkim for 300 years and the history of Sikkim's Chogyals dates back to the 17th century, when three holy men at Yuksam in West Sikkim, consecrated the first Chogyal.

The Lepchas were the original inhabitants of Sikkim. They existed well before the Bhutias and Nepalese migrated to the state.

Although Buddhism appears to be the predominant religion in Sikkim, the real dominant religion in the state is Hinduism. Buddhism is followed by mostly the Tibetans and Bhutias. Hinduism is followed by the Nepalese. Christian are about 6.5% out of the population of Sikkim.

Text Box: Area - 7,096 Sq.kms (0.22% of the area of India)
Capital - Gangtok
Population – 600,000. Sikkim's population is predominated by those of Nepalese origin. The Bhutias, Lepchas and Limbus are significant minorities.
Languages Spoken - Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limboo, Magar, Rai, Gurung, Sherpa, Tamang, Newari, Hindi, English
Currency - Indian Rupee