C.S.I St. Mark's Cathedral — Attraction in Bengaluru

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QUICK FACTS: ● SERVICE TIMINGS: ALL SUNDAYS ► Mornings (7AM, 8:30 AM (Choral Eucharist) & 10:30 AM). ► Evenings - 6:15 PM ►◙ All morning services and First Sunday of every month evening service are Holy Communion (HC) services) ● SENIOR CITIZENS' FELLOWSHIP (with HC) : 2ND & 4TH FRIDAYS of every month at 11:00 AM St. Mark's Cathedral is large, old & well-to-do. It has a large membership (possibly near 6000) and many members hold (or have held in the past) important positions in the church, Government, military, police, public & private institutions etc. It is also the apex CSI church in Bangalore on account of being a 'Cathedral'. The large membership makes it necessary for St. Mark's to use over 6 pastors and conduct 4 separate worship services on Sundays (7 AM, 10:30 AM & 6:15 PM and a 'Choral Eucharist' at 8:30 AM). A senior citizens' fellowship (with holy communion) is conducted at 11:00 AM on the 2nd & 4th Fridays of every month, specially intended at seniors & the elderly. Sunday School is conducted regularly on Sundays for children. The Cathedral has a modern 'Resource Centre' with adequate seating space for small functions, a Board Room, the church office & office rooms of the Presbyter/ Asst. Presbyter. Adjoining the Resource Centre is St. MARK'S MUSIC ACADEMY (affiliated to TRINITY COLLEGE, London, UK). The academy is open to members of the public in addition to St. Marks' members. Next-door to the music academy is accommodation for Christian senior citizens (limited). Then, on the opposite side (i.e. the Lavelle Road side) are the residences of pastors. The large compound of the Cathedral is surrounded by walls running all around and it is divided into lawns & gardens, car parking areas, areas for conducting open-air events like wedding receptions, music concerts, Sales & Auctions and the like. The compound contains a variety of trees including fruit trees (e.g. mango & jack-fruit) and very likely has regular bird visitors too! Now, turning to spiritual aspects, the large membership of St.Mark's makes developing close relationships between either pastors and members or between members themselves impossible. You might attend for several Sundays together and yet know neither any of the pastors nor other members closely with the result that you might feel that you don't belong. Pastors are unable to make individual house visits and hence the feeling of isolation might deepen over time. Most major activities of the CSI in Bangalore (like visits of evangelists, foreign choirs etc.) will usually have a hop at St. Mark's. If you plan to visit by Metro, you need to alight at the 'MG ROAD' metro station. Hashtags:...

The foundation stone was laid in 1808, and construction was completed in 1812.The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Calcutta in 1816. The church was expanded in 1901, and went through reconstruction in 1927.The church had its beginnings as a garrison Anglican church. It became part of the Church of South India after Indian independence in 1947, going on to be the Cathedral of the Karnataka Central Diocese in 1961.

When it began as a garrison church in 1808 of the Madras Army of the East India Company, it has a seating capacity of 400. As a result of the number of members growing to 2000, a new building was constructed in August 1902, with a seating capacity of 700. However, this new church building collapsed, and had to be rebuilt again in 1906. On 17 February 1923, the church building was ravaged by fire (caused by short circuit) and restoration had to take place. However, as the renovation works were about to be completed in February 1924, the church building again collapsed. Reconstruction of the church started in 1926 and was completed in 1927. 1923 Fire Damage, St. Mark's Cathedral - Kenneth Anderson

1923 Fire Damage, St. Mark's Cathedral - Kenneth Anderson

1923 Fire Damage, St. Mark's Cathedral - Kenneth Anderson

After the church was damaged in fire in 1923, the congregation temporarily worshipped at the St. Andrew's Kirk, Cubbon Road, till St. Marks's was rebuilt in 1927.

The first Indian Presbyter of the cathedral was Rev H F J Daniel, who was installed as the...

I used to attend St. Mark's cathedral before I got married for about 3 years (2015-2018)... It's a beautiful church with British style cathedral architecture... It even has an inbuilt church organ.

More importantly the services in the church are gender neutral and child friendly... Though the exterior emanates the old times architecture, the church services and the crowd are quite forward who adapt to the contemporary changes in the new society...

It has a lot of space for car parking which sometimes can be turned into outdoor stage for events like Christmas, Easter and even Wedding receptions.

They have vibrant communities of various ages who take part in activities like singing, skits and other church related events in and...