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It was built near the [[Lahore Railway Station]] and Railways Headquarters. It is also known as the St Andrews Railway Church.<ref>[https://www.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/church_andrew.html St. Andrew's Church] Places of Interest in Lahore, [[University of Alberta]].</ref> Revd. |
It was built near the [[Lahore Railway Station]] and Railways Headquarters. It is also known as the St Andrews Railway Church.<ref>[https://www.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/church_andrew.html St. Andrew's Church] Places of Interest in Lahore, [[University of Alberta]].</ref> Revd. Sydney Iggulden and Revd. Meraj Sr. along with the congregation was able to make more parishes from this Church; one is Christ Church in Youhanabad, another is St John's Church in Mian Mir Colony and the last is St Oswald's Church in Muhgalpura, Lahore in the 1970s. |
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==Revd. Dr. Irshad John== |
==Revd. Dr. Irshad John== |
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Revision as of 14:25, 16 February 2024
St. Andrew's Church in Lahore, Pakistan, was built by the British in 1872, for the Christian employees of the Railways, in the Neo-Gothic style of architecture that was prevalent at the time.[1] The present Vicar Revd. Dr. Irshad John joined the St Andrew's Church in 1991 and since then he was attached to Diocese of Lahore and Presently serving as Vicar of this Church.
Location
It was built near the Lahore Railway Station and Railways Headquarters. It is also known as the St Andrews Railway Church.[2] Revd. Sydney Iggulden and Revd. Meraj Sr. along with the congregation was able to make more parishes from this Church; one is Christ Church in Youhanabad, another is St John's Church in Mian Mir Colony and the last is St Oswald's Church in Muhgalpura, Lahore in the 1970s.
Revd. Dr. Irshad John
The present Vicar St Andrew's Church joined the Lahore Diocese in 1991 before that he was working in his home town Sahiwal in Mission Hospital Sahiwal. The Reverend Dr. Irshad John completed his Theological training from St Thomas Theological Seminary in Karachi Pakistan, after completing his training he joined Lahore Diocese as Deacon and from then after he was promoted to Vicar St Andrew's Church.
References
- ^ St. Andrew's Church
- ^ St. Andrew's Church Places of Interest in Lahore, University of Alberta.
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