| St. John’s Church | |
|---|---|
| Vellore Fort Church | |
| Vellore Fort Church | |
 | |
| 12°55′12″N 79°07′41″E / 12.9201289°N 79.1280345°E | |
| Location | Vellore Fort |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Church of South India |
| Tradition | Anglican |
| Website | https://stjohnschurchvellore.com/ |
| History | |
| Consecrated | Never officially consecrated |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Classical exterior, English Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1844 |
| Completed | 1846 |
| Construction cost | BINR 5559 |
| Specifications | |
| Nave length | 50x41 ft2 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Vellore Diocese |
St. John’s Church is located inside the Vellore Fort, Tamil Nadu State, India. The Church was raised in 1846 by the Government of Madras for the officers and men of the East India Company military station. The church is called after St. John the Evangelist. However, the church was never officially consecrated and hence not officially named as St. John’s Church.[1] St. John's Church is the oldest standing church in the Vellore Diocese.[2] The church stands inside the Vellore Fort, which is under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India, along with the Vijaynagar period Jalakanteswarar Temple, Tippu Mahal, Hyder Mahal, Candy Mahal, Badhusha Mahal and the Begum Mahal.[3][4][5]
- ^ Penny, Frank (1904). The Church in Madras : being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Volume I. London: Smith, Elder & Co. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Church Buildings in Vellore Diocese". Diocese of Ely. The Church of England. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Vellore fort to be developed, with ASI help". The Hindu. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Ruby (15 May 2009). "St. John's church in Vellore". Vellore Tourism. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ VP, Aishwarya (23 March 2012). "ASI initiates steps to save Vellore Fort". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.