Hastings Chapel, Kolkata

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Hastings Chapel, Kolkata is a historic church situated beside Clyde Road at Hastings in Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History[]

Hastings Chapel, a Christian Missionary Church was founded in 1855 by the London Missionary Society.[1] It has eight Doric columns.[2] There are four marble plaques having the memory of Mary Sophia, Mrs. Mullens, Rev. James Edward Payne and Rev. John Henry Parker, all are died in Kolkata.[3] Presently the church is running under the supervision of United Missionary Church.[4][5]

Gallery[]

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References[]

  1. ^ Knight, James Blackburn (1875). W. Newman & Co.'s Hand-book to Calcutta: Historical and Descriptive. W. Newman.
  2. ^ Dutta, Krishna (2003). Calcutta: A Cultural and Literary History. Signal Books. ISBN 978-1-902669-59-5.
  3. ^ Swain, Sukhamaya (2019-10-04). Chronicling Calcutta. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64650-666-8.
  4. ^ "Hastings Chapel in the city Kolkata". in.worldorgs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  5. ^ Lapp, John (2011-10-01). Churches Engage Asian Traditions: A Global Mennonite History. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-68099-226-7.

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