Parish Thachanallur Pastorate | Dedicated February 19, 1993 | |
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Website www.csithachanallur.org Founded 19 February 1993 (1993-02-19) Dedication Rt. Rev. S Jeyapaul David Diocese Diocese of Tirunelveli of the Church of South India | ||
Thachanallur Pastorate is a pastorate which belongs to the Tirunelveli Diocese. Thachanallur Pastorate was previously affiliated with the Tirunelveli Junction Pastorate. It was separated in 2009 and emerged as a new pastorate.
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History
The Christian people who lived in the small town "Thachanallur" started gathering in the TDTA primary school, which belonged to the Tirunelveli Junction Pastorate. The church was named "The Christ Church" by Rev. Clement Duraisingh. The first Catechist of this was Mr. P. Koilpillai. Having contributed much to the church he still stands as one of its pillars.
Praying members of the congregation had a vision of building a new church for themselves. The land for the church was brought near the southern bypass road; however, the members of the church were not rich enough to support the construction of the church building. At that time Mr. Thangadurai Dhanaraj took charge of catechist. Finally the church was built and opened for worship on 18 February 1996. Rev. Clement Duraisingh renamed it as “Good Shepherd Church”. In the year 2006, Mr. Andrew became the catechist of the congregation and he is continuing till now. Currently there are about 104 families in this congregation.
Pastorate
Tirunelveli Junction Pastorate was segregated in to two. Good Shepherd Church was given the autonomy. Along with four more congregations Thachanallur Pastorate was established on 4 April 2009. The pastorate is affiliated to the North-West Council of the Tirunelveli Diocese. Rev. P. Swaminathan was appointed as the first Presbyter-in-charge for the newly formed Thachanallur Pastorate. Rev. M. Rajasekaran served as the Presbyter-in-charge for the Pastorate. Rev. A. Paul Jebaraj is the current Pastorate Chairman & Correspondent of Thachanallur Pastorate. He is organizing all the pastorate and church activities with the zeal for spiritual endeavor. Known for his cheerful and insightful disposition, he is one whom people look up to for inspiration.
Choir
Mr. E. Rajkumar is the church Choir Master his time is largely spent improving the quality of the choir members. Mr. Immanuel Victor is the first organist followed by Mr. Dhinagar Vivin Christlin, Mr. C.V. Rajkumar, Mr. A. Nirmal kumar & at present Mr. S. Arwin. The Choir in this congregation stands as a leading figure to many of churches in the surrounding area.