MaliDhura

It is a small village under Gopaldhara tea plantation. During the British rule many camps were built here for the tea garden officers. Due to its peaceful environment and the picturesque location of the Rangbhang river it also became a holiday spot for the English Tea Plantation directors. There was also a church building here as the directors of the garden were Christian believers. And during the visit of a priest ,Holy Mass was offered in this Church. After almost 150 years of their rule, when the British left India this church building was converted into a  public building. Even its ruins cannot be found now. However, the attraction of this church building and the influence of the English Saheb ,Christ’s faith   was imprinted in the heart of  Samuel Thami. As a result of this, he came in contact with Mr. Augustine Rawat of Gopaldhara. Later he converted into a Catholic. This was the time of 1990 when Father Vincent was the Parish Priest of Mirik Parish. In this way, the second believer Mr. Mathew Mitradev Pradhan (now in another congregation) and his family were baptized in 1992 and became Catholic believers. Today his sonDominic Kushal and his  family are still Catholics. Also, Anup Antony Thami, the son of Samuel Thami and his son James are still in the Catholic faith. They usually come to Don Bosco Church Mirik to participate in the Mass on Sundays .Also once in a  month priests and Cathechist from the Center go there to offer Holy Mass.

 It is our duty to pray for this place that the Lord may touch the hearts of many more.