Saint Thomas' Church, Dera Ismail Khan
Saint Thomas' Church (Urdu: سینٹ تھامس گرجا) is a united Protestant parish church in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] Now belonging to the Diocese of Peshawar of the Church of Pakistan, it was built as a Church of India, Burma and Ceylon (CIBC) parish church in 1856. When Saint Thomas' Church was a part of the CIBC, it was a part of the Diocese of Lahore.
| Saint Thomas' Church | |
|---|---|
سینٹ تھامس گرجا | |
| Location | Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Denomination | Church of Pakistan |
| Previous denomination | Church of India, Burma and Ceylon (CIBC) |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Indo-Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1856 |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Akmal Haroon |
The historic Protestant church contains memorial tablets of hundreds of soldiers of the British Indian Army who fought against the Afghans during the 1936-1939 Waziristan campaign.[1]
For over 100 years, the compound of Saint Thomas' Church has housed more than 50 Christian families.[2]
References
- Wilkinson, Isambard (3 April 2006). "Church is melancholy reminder of region's rebellions". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Court orders reconstruction of houses". Dawn. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
According to the details, more than 50 families of Christian community were living inside St Thomas Church for the last one hundred years.
- Mahon, William (30 April 2017). Waterloo Messenger: The Life of Henry Percy, Peninsular Soldier and French Prisoner of War. Pen and Sword. p. 156. ISBN 9781473870536.
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