Millenium Methodist Church (Secunderabad)

Millenium Methodist Church
Country	India
Denomination	Methodist Church in India
Administration
Diocese	Hyderabad Regional Conferance
Clergy
Minister(s)	Reverend Yesu Rathnam

Millenium Methodist Church is a prominent Methodist church in the city of Secunderabad, India. It was established in the year 1882 by the missionaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The church was originally just known as Methodist Church, Secunderabad. This original church structure was demolished and replaced by a newer structure and the church was then renamed the Millenium Methodist Church. The churches offers services in English and Telugu.^[1]

History

The Methodists began their missionary activities in the Deccan region of India in the mid 1800s. The South India Conference of the Methodists was also held in Hyderabad in 1884.^[2] Two years earlier, a small chapel with a red brick exterior built was erected in the city of Secunderabad, a few blocks west of the Secunderabad Clock Tower, a local landmark. This church is the precessor of the much larger Millenium Methodist Church that stands today on the same spot. The old church was demolished at the turn of the millennium to make way for a larger structure in order to accommodate the increasing number Methodists in the city. The new church was consecrated in the year 2001 and was renamed the Millenium Methodist Church.^[3]

On the occasion of the Indian Independence, many Methodists churches in India (particularly those with British connections) including Wesley Church, Secunderabad joined the ecumenical union of the Church of South India. Millenium Methodist church along with several other Methodists churches chose to be affiliated with the Methodist Conference of India instead.

Architecture

The original structure that existed prior to 2001 was a small Gothic chapel with a quait red exterior. It had a very low roof that is typical of many country churches in England. The new church is a roomy modern structure with elegant Gothic styled windows and doors delicately incorporated into the structure.^[4]

Worship Services

Sunday:

• 7:30 am Telugu Service
• 8:30 am Sunday School
• 6:00 pm English Service

See also

• List of churches in Secunderabad and Hyderabad
• Telugu Christian
• St. John's Church, Secunderabad

References

1. ^ http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=2653
2. ^ http://www.methodistchurch.org.my/History.htm
3. ^ http://www.channel6magazine.com/article/article.asp?name1=oct06a1.inc&name2=oct06a2.inc&name3=Article
4. ^ http://www.channel6magazine.com/article/article.asp?name1=oct06a1.inc&name2=oct06a2.inc&name3=Article