{"id":7905,"date":"2022-01-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/in-memoriam-joren-basumata-1948-2021\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T02:36:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T02:36:59","slug":"memoriam-joren-basumata-1948-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/memoriam-joren-basumata-1948-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"In memoriam: Joren Basumata (1948 &#8211; 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us in prayer and gratitude for a national church leader who has also served the global family through MWC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joren Basumata of BJCPM India died 15 October 2021 at 73.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He served the local church as pastor of Emmanuel Chapel Bengali and Tollygunge Christian Fellowship; national church as chairperson; and the global Anabaptist-Mennonite church as General Council member for Bharatiya Jukta Christa Prachar Mandali from 2003-2018 and Executive Committee member (2003-2009).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He is predeceased by his wife Ira and survived by a daughter, son-in-law and grandson.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoren Basumata was a well-respected, well-loved, and faithful preacher\/teacher til the end,\u201d says Cynthia Peacock, MWC regional representative for South Asia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:9px\">Updated 14 January 2022. 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