St. Paul's MarThoma Church, Chanthavila, Kazhakootam, Trivandrum

 

The St. Paul's MarThoma Church, Chanthavila, Kazhakootam, Trivandrum that has been rebuilt,  is scheduled to be dedicatecd on 21st February 2026. Saturday.

They had demolished the old dilapidated structure and a beautiful Church has come up in its place. It is elegant.It is serene. It is stunning. It is visible from afar. The architecture could be Gothic, but I am not good at commenting on that. It must have cost them a sizeable sum. MarThoma Churches have a speciality. They raise the funds through contributions- not forced - from its own members. It is nothing but sacrifice. The members are all middleclass or from the lower strata of the society.  The interesting part is there are 40 families only from among the membership of 100 families who are really capable to join the campaign to raise the funds. 

Thers is  a visitor from Central Travancore. He came down to spend time with his close relatives. His people are members of the Church. 

He told me, they were leaving on Saturday, the day of dedication

I suggested it would be good if they stayed on to witness the dedication of the church. I said it was not an everyday occurrence. It is a fact, most  of the people do not get a chance to witness such an event in their lifetime. 

I added I was fortunate enough to attend the dedication of churches  a few times and they were spectacular.

I don't know what he is going to do. Basically it's his choice.