Osmond Memorial Church, previously known as Wesleyan Methodist Church is located at 56, S. N. Banerjee Road, Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The Church was established by Walter Osmond in 1868.[1]
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| 22°34′N 88°22′E / 22.56°N 88.36°E | |
| Location | 56, S. N. Banerjee Road, Taltala, Kolkata |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | CNI |
| Website | http://www.osmondmemorial.com/ |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Wesleyan Methodist Church |
| Status | Active |
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| Years built | 1868 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Calcutta Diocese (since 1813) |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Rt. Revd. Paritosh Canning |
History
editWalter Marsh Osmond was an Englishman, arriving in Kolkata via Dacca (now Bangladesh) in about 1864, and worked his way up to senior partner at Mackintosh, Burn & Co, a local firm of contractor, surveyors, architects and builders, before dying in 1994. At that time it was known as Wesleyan Methodist Church. Later it was named Osmond Memorial Church in the memory of the founder.
Congregations
editThe Church has four congregations:– ~ The Bengali Congregation (at Taltala), ~ The Santhali Congregation ( at Taltala), ~ Kamardanga Chapel (at 2/2, Pottery Road) and ~ Ballygaunge Church ( at Bondel Road ).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yule spirit at Raj-era churches". The Times of India (epaper). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2012.