St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church
Front view in 2024
Country	India
Language(s)	Malayalam and English
Denomination	Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Membership	17
Weekly attendance	40-50
Website	delhiorthodoxdiocese.com/directory/parish-directory/parishes-in-uttar-pradesh/st-thomas-orthodox-church-allahabad/
History
Former name	Garrison Church
Status	Known as St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church from 1948 (78 years ago)
Dedication	Queen Victoria
Dedicated	1897 (129 years ago)
Consecrated	8 February 1889 (137 years ago)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Specifications
Number of spires	1
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Delhi
Clergy
Vicar	Rev. Fr. Binu B. Thomas

St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church is located in the Cantonment of Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh in north India. ^[1] The wooden building was completed in 1889 as the Garrison Church. In 1948 it was renamed as the St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church. The church is a parish in the Diocese of Delhi, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

Contents

• History
• Architecture
• Services
• See also
• References

History

The church was built by Horace Barnet, a military engineer. It was consecrated as the St. David's Garrison Church on 8 February 1889 by the Bishop of Calcutta Ralph Johnson. The church was dedicated to Queen Victoria in 1897. ^{[2] [3]} On 1st April 1948, after Indian independence it was transferred to the Indian Church Trustees, Calcutta. Later, it was transferred to the Malankara Syrian Church and given its current name, St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church.^{[ citation needed ]}

Architecture

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The building is constructed of wood.^{[ citation needed ]}

Services

The parish has several activities for the parishioners. ^[4]

• Holy Qurbana Eucharistic liturgy services are conducted in Malayalam every Sunday and on feast days
• Prayer services held weekly
• Sunday School
• Martha Mariam Samajam (women's wing) ^[5]
• Mar Gregorios Orthodox Christian Student Movement (MGOCSM)
• The Orthodox Christian Youth Movement of the East (OCYM) ^[6]
• Akhila Malankara Orthodox Shusrushaka Sangham (AMOSS) ^[7]

See also

• All Saints Cathedral, Prayagraj
• St. Joseph's Cathedral, Prayagraj
• Delhi Orthodox Diocese

References

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