2025 India

Vellore / Chennai

student and adult

Gathering

Students

Oct 12 - 25, 2025

Adults

Oct 18 - 25, 2025

Vellore &Chennai / India - October 2025

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The Global Christian Schools Network is planning to meet 

in Chennai and Vellore in October 2025

Adult Gathering October 18-25 in Vellore

Student Gathering October 12-25 in Vellore and Chennai

 

We are currently planning the next GCSN Gatherings in cooperation with Christwood Christian School in Chennai and the Ida Scudder School in Vellore.

Véronique Haberey-Knuessi

Véronique is a Professor and Researcher at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland and a research participant at CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers) in Paris. She is also the Chairman of ROC Association (Moral and Educational Resources) at Établissement Scolaire Privé Daniel. Véronique first graduated in 1996 as a Trained Nurse in Basel, Switzerland. She then went on to study Philosophy of Education at the University of Rouen, France and received her PhD in 2013. Véronique has a master's in management of Health and Social Organizations, a degree in Theology and has authored published books and numerous articles. Véronique is known to peers as humble and gentle; and has a passion to unveil indoctrinated myths shadowing Christian Education in France.

Wolfgang Stock

Wolfgang Stock is General Secretary of the Association of Protestant Confessional Schools and Kindergartens in Germany (VEBS). The umbrella organisation has 72 members who serve some 35,000 children in 160 Christian schools and 47 kindergartens in more than 100 locations. He studied history in Würzburg and international relations in Oxford, where he also received his doctorate. He worked as a journalist for many years, writing several political books, including the first biography of Angela Merkel in 2000. He is a professor of communication and was the managing director of the Berlin Free Christian Schools and Kitas for five years. He is part of the leadership of the Evangelical Alliance in Germany and of Netzwerk-m. He is of the Evangelical Lutheran confession, lives with his wife near Karlsruhe, they have five grown-up children and four grandchildren.

Thiebault Geyer

Thiebault Geyer, a member of the Mulhouse pastoral team responsible for youth, initiated "Bouge ta ville" ("Move your city"). His journey began in adversity, with a mother battling drug addiction. Her discovery of faith in Jesus led to a transformative change, and the family found love in their church community. A miraculous healing experience as a child strengthened Thiebault's faith, and as a teenager, he realized he didn't need perfection in their Christian journey. Embracing Jesus' grace, they committed to following Him, experiencing profound personal growth. Thiebault's story underscores the power of faith, redemption, and ongoing self-discovery through a relationship with God.

Serving with Kindness

The Adult Gathering is to be held on October 21 – 28th, 2023. It is a 6 day event for Christian educators including leaders, mission coordinators and board governors of schools. The focus is to develop a deepening knowledge, and practice, of Christian education with an emphasis on redemptive engagement, mission and service.

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Serving with Kindness

October 21 - 28, 2023

Colmar/France

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Student Mission Trip

The GCSN Planning Committee is committed to bringing you a Student Gathering that is God honouring and for His purpose.

Our hope is that young people would return to their own school communities equipped to encourage fellow students to have a heart for mission and service, and to engage redemptively wherever they may be.

The Student Gathering is a twelve-day program, which encourages students and their supervisors to exercise their gifts by serving in a variety of locally planned mission projects. The aim is to engage students in cross-cultural diversity and to reinforce a passion for service and mission.

Schedule
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Adult gathering

The adult Gathering will take place in Vellore and have a substantial engagement with the Christian Medical College.

Spaces for adult attendees will be limited – registration of interest will therefore be an early requirement. We hope to provide major details with regard to accommodation, program and costings by the beginning of December.

Student gathering

The Student Gatherings will take place with one-week placements in each of the two locations. The two groups will changeover after the first week; thus, providing two significant experiences.

 
Spaces for students will also be limited so as not to overwhelm local ministries. Schools should begin to identify young people who will be challenged by this mission and service opportunity and who have potential to lead Mission and Service Learning in their own school communities.