Lucknow,

April 15 (HS): The Custodians of Church Assets Trust (CCAT) has been formed as

a protective and corrective measure in response to widespread concerns about

the mismanagement, illegal transfer, and exploitation of church properties. For

decades, many religious institutions in India faced controversies where

valuable lands and heritage assets were siphoned off through fraudulent deeds,

manipulated trusteeships, or collusion with private interests. The trust

emerged as a collective initiative of concerned individuals to safeguard these

properties, ensure transparent governance, and prevent further erosion of

community-owned assets.

This

trust will take legal action against any entity that tries to sell

/lease/rent-out illegally contrary to public welfare rules/policies of the

churches as mentioned here, Church Of North India (CNI), Methodist, Baptist

church, Episcopal Methodist Church, Catholic Church, Seventh Day Adventist, ,

Anglican church, Church of South India, Syrian Orthodox & Malankara

Churches, Pentecostal Independent Churches, Church of India, CIPBC (ICT),

Warden Friendly Relief Trust, Christian Tract and Book Society, Holland Hall

& Muirabad Trust.

This

new organization has been established to prevent the massive scams taking place

in church properties in India, where lands are being sold off illegally. The

first meeting of this institution was held at Dosa Plaza. The meeting was

presided over by the Trust’s President, Lily Bhavana Kauler. Among those

present were: N. B. Montrose, Dr. Rahul Uthwal from Ghaziabad, Senior

Journalist Sanjog Walter and C. R.

William from Lucknow, Jasmine Lal and Jaywant Lal from Mirzapur, Vivek Montrose

from Delhi, Sudipa Mitra, Dhirendra Nath Srivastava, Abul Kalam Rain, and

Thakur Shiv Sagar Singh from Prayagraj, Dr. Rama Montrose, Secretary of the

Trust. The gathering marked the institution’s first collective effort to

safeguard Christian properties and resist corruption in their management.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi