Anglican Church

                                               

             Anglican church also known as CNI Christ church , is the oldest church of Surat. The Anglican church was built in 1824 as per the western design popular in the 19th century.The construction of this church building was started in 1820 under the blessings of mountstuart Elphinstone.The main attraction of this church are its 10 feet long cross and 3000 year old bible. It now belongs to the church of North India. A dedicated few are left to look after st John's Anglican church in Surat and only a handful still make it to the regular services held by Father Graham warren.

                                               


                            This Anglican church is also known as Christ church. The traveling Anglican priest is heartbroken to see the historic house of worship close for good, but with the writing on the wall,fr warren believes the closure is a sign of the times in the bush. The cost of the construction was Rs. 80,000/- at that time. The then district magistrate of Surat Mr.John Morrison supervised the construction. The BDTA has allowed the local I.P mission congregation to use this church for worshiping and Sunday service and there after the C.N.I congregation is using the church. It is a sad fact that this church is closed now even through it is very famous.

 

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