All Saints Church, Srinagar

All Saints Church, Srinagar
All Saints Church
Location Srinagar
Country India
Denomination Church of North India
Architecture
Functional status Active
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Amritsar
Clergy
Rector Chander Mani Khanna

All Saints Church, also known as All Hallows Church, is a historical Protestant church in Srinagar that is part of the Church of North India, a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.[1] All Saints Church falls within the Diocese of Amritsar and along with Holy Family Catholic Church, is one of the two Christian churches in the city.[1] The church is dedicated to All Saints. In 2011, "Muslim leaders in the Kashmir Valley began to rally against Christians after a video recording of Muslim youth being baptized at the All Saints Church".[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Satish, DP (9 December 2014). "J&K polls: Invisible native Christians, least talked about and most neglected". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 13 February 2016. Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar has two churches - Holy Family Catholic Church on Maulana Azad road and the Protestant's All Saints Church near Sher-E-Kashmir cricket stadium.
  2. ↑ "Christians in Kashmir, India Increasingly Fearful, Report Says". The Christian Post. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Akkara, Anto (3 February 2012). "Christians Expelled in Kashmir". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 13 February 2016. The verdict focused more on Pastor Chander Mani Khanna of the Protestant All Saints Church at Srinagar and pronounced him guilty of conversion. The pastor of the Church of North India had been arrested in November by state police on the dubious charge of “fomenting communal trouble” after Muslim groups pressed charges against him.
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