Emmanuel Church, Mumbai

Emmanuel Church in Grant Road, Mumbai, India is affiliated to the Church of North India and was built in 1869.[1][2] The building, constructed in Gothic Revival style, is a Grade II heritage structure and was made using Porbandar stone.[3] It was the first church with an Indian congregation to follow the British Church Mission Society (CMS), and though it now falls under the Church of North India, the parishioners still maintain Anglican practices.[4] It was established by Revd. T. K. Weatherhead of the CMS.

Emmanuel Church in the late-1800s.

References
  1. "Historic Marathi church in Grant Road celebrates 150th anniversary Sunday | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. Brown, Ashley (June 29, 1937). "On the Bombay Coast and Deccan: The Origin and History of the Bombay Diocese, a Record of 300 Years' Work for Christ in Western India". Society for promoting Christian knowledge – via Google Books.
  3. Sawant, Anagha (January 12, 2019). "Mumbai: Grant Road heritage church to mark 150 years at own cost". DNA India.
  4. "Mumbai's Emmanuel Church turns 150, plans year-long celebrations". Hindustan Times. January 11, 2019.

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