St. Thomas Church, Hisar

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St. Thomas' Church
St. Thomas' Methodist Church
Hisar
Episcopal areaDelhi Episcopal Area of The Methodist Church in India
Clergy
Bishop(s)Bishop Subodh C Mondal
Vicar(s)Rev Isaac P. Mann District Superintendent
Priest in chargeRev Isaac P. Mann
Deacon(s)Mrs. Rajni S. Mann & Ms Hephzibah Desai
Logo of Methodist Church in India

St. Thomas' Church is located in

Jesus Christ.[1]

History

Main articles: Saint Thomas Christians, Christianity in India, and Methodism
The tomb of St. Thomas the Apostle in Mylapore, India.
Plaque at St. Thomas Church, Hisar

Thomas is traditionally believed to have sailed to India in AD 52 to spread the Christian faith, and is believed to have landed at the port of

Thiruvithamcode (half church).[5]

Methodism is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity which derive their inspiration from the life and teachings of John Wesley (1703-1791). It originated as a Christian revival within the 18th-century Church of England and became a separate Christian Church after Wesley's death in 1791. Because of vigorous missionary activity, the movement spread throughout the British Empire including the british Raj, the United States, and beyond, today claiming approximately 80 million adherents worldwide.[6]

In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church From America started mission in India. The Methodist Church in India began its work in 1856, when William Butler came from America. He selected Oudh and Rohilkhand as the field of effort, and being unable to secure a residence at Lucknow, began work at Bareilly. The first War of Independence broke up the work at Bareilly, but in 1858 Lucknow was occupied and Bareilly re-occupied and the work of the Mission started anew. and It was only in 1870, with the arrival of William Taylor, the famous evangelist, who led revival meetings in India that, Methodism became a national factor.[7]

The proposal for building the Methodist church in Hisar was put up in 1860. Construction started on 3 December 1860 and was completed in May, 1864 at a cost of 4500 rupees. The church was

Central Public Works Department, India. The centenary service was conducted by R. Rev. F. R. Willis, Bishop of Delhi
on 8 January 1966.

Architecture

The church is built in

baptistry, a pulpit and two vestries. The pulpit of the church is adorned with velvet curtains.[1]
The floor of the church is made up of geometrical tiles. A graveyard is also located near the entrance of the church.

Structures

The main hall cover an area of 1325 square feet and can accommodate around 40 people. The walls of the hall are 2 feet thick. The bell is another feature of the church. It was made at Roorkee in 1874. The graveyard is located near the entrance to the church. It contains graves of the John Wedderburn, collector of Hisar and his family who were killed by the rebels during Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Krantiman Park

It is the oldest park in the city of Hisar and is a part of St. Thomas' Church Complex. It was built by

Chief Minister of Haryana on 11 July 1984.[1]

Administration

The church was officially handed over by the Govt. of India to the Methodist Church in Southern Asia in 1950 but the

archdiocese of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Churchis Metropolitan Job Mar Philoxenos and the CNI bishop
is the Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Swarup.

Nearby Attractions

Blackbuck female deer
Shatavar Endangered Ayurvedic Herb

See also

Further reading

  • Juneja, M.M. Hisar City: Places & Personalities 2004, Haryana: Modern Publishers, 744 pp.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hisar Jano" (PDF). Jambh Shakti Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. ISBN 978-0-8028-2417-2
    .
  3. ^ "Saint Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ISBN 965-278-179-7
    .
  5. ^ History Archived 4 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Payyappilly Palakkappilly Nasrani family
  6. ^ "Member Churches". World Methodist Council. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  7. ^ Methodist Church in India - history
  8. ^ Appointments as announced at the 32nd Regular Session of The Delhi Regional Conference and with effect from June !st, 2015.

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