Date:16/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/16/stories/2008051654300500.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Elected

BANGALORE: Taranath S. Sagar, Bishop of Bangalore Episcopal area, Methodist Church in India, was elected president of National Council of Churches in India during the 26th quadrennial assembly of the council held recently in Shillong, Meghalaya.

A release said that Dr. Sagar is only the second Methodist Bishop to be elected as the president of the council that was composed of 30 protestant churches (denominations) which deal with national issues.

— Staff Reporter