C.S.I St. Andrew's Church — Attraction in Bengaluru

Really really beautiful church near church street ...... Love the different architecture of this place and truely adore the beautiful glass-art inside the church ..... I espically like the slanting roof of the place , gives a lot of Irish vibes ..... There's no proper timings displayed as such, just the timings of prayers and mass have been shown ....so make sure you visit this place during mass-timings .... The timings shown in Google maps is not that accurate and the security ppl may shoo you off if you go at odd timings .... if you request them , they will allow you to see the church....but am not sure how open they will be -_- So visit it during prayer timings! I went here on Saturday at around 3..... The front door was closed but I could go inside from the side-doors .nobody was present inside at the time except for few church caretakers who were cleaning and propping up the place for evening prayer... A security guard later came up to me to inform me that taking photos was prohibited all throughout the church grounds !!.... but anyways....there was no signage that says - no photography allowed ! , so I had already taken couple of photos :) Reaching this place is easy as it's very much beside the mainroad itself and metro is nearby ( need to walk a little but it's manageable) The place is very aesthetic with lots of focus on fine details .... The surroundings are filled with plants and is well maintained .... Overall, I loved the fine details like the rows of hanging potted plants everywhere (even inside the church! ...you can see them trailing down near the glass piece) , Bible books kept at every isle, classy glowing round lights, the clock tower, the coloured tinted glasses and obviously the very artfull glasswork which is soo majestic!...

The foundation stone for the kirk was laid by Lady Grant, (wife of Lieutenant-General Sir. Hope Grant, the then Quartermaster-General of Her Majesty’s Forces in the British Madras Presidency), on 22 November 1864. The church was completed and opened for service on 18 November 1866. The cost of constriction (including the land) was Sterling Pounds 4,500 (INR 45,000), the cost covered by private subscriptions and government grant. The sermon of church dedication was given by Rev. Stewart Wright, Church of Scotland chaplain in the Madras Presidency. Rev. Wright was also the presbyter in charge of the new St. Andrew's Kirk. The Illustrated London News reported the inauguration in 1866, with credits given to R C Dobbs, Executive Engineer of Mysore and Major Sankey, chief Engineer of Mysore St. Andrew’s Church, a Presbyterian church at Bangalore, located on the Cubbon road is of a massive orthodoxical Presbyterian Scottish architecture, with a tall belfry and chiming clock at the apex of its tower, bearing its name after the patron saint of Scotland, St. Andrew. The foundation stone for this magnificent structure was laid on Nov. 22, 1864 by Lady Grant, wife of Lieutenant-General, Sir Hope Grant, the then Quartermaster-General of Her Majesty’s Forces and the building was completed and opened for Divine worship on Nov. 18,1866 with in a period of two years at an overall cost of Rs. 45000/- including the land.

The dedication sermon was preached by the Rev. Stewart Wright, one of the then chaplains of the Church of Scotland in the Madras Presidency, and pastor in charge of the newly formed...

I am extremely disappointed with the behavior of the security guards at the church. Their management is very poor, and the way they talk to people is completely unprofessional and disrespectful. I came on Saturday to pray, but instead of experiencing peace in a devotional place, I was treated rudely, as if it were not a house of God but a place of insult.

How can security staff speak with such bad manners in front of the church? This is shameful! They are not even afraid of God, and yet they behave so arrogantly at His doorstep. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that God can only be worshipped on certain days. Prayer is between a believer and God, not for guards to decide.

As a Roman Catholic, I feel hurt and angry at such treatment. A church is supposed to welcome, not humiliate, people. I strongly request that the church management take this matter seriously and correct the behavior of the front gate...