| CSI Home Church | |
| Other Name: | Home Church |
| Location: | Nagercoil, India |
| Country: | India |
| Denomination: | Church of South India |
| Previous Denomination: | London Missionary Society |
| Website: | http://Nargercoilhomechurch.com/ |
| Founded Date: | 2 March 1819 |
| Founder: | Rev. William Tobias Ringeltaube |
| Status: | District Church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Heritage Designation: | India |
| Architect: | Rev. William Tobias Ringeltaube |
| Architectural Type: | Greek style |
| Groundbreaking: | 1816 |
| Diocese: | CSI Kanyakumari diocese |
| Bishop: | Rev. A R Chellaiah[1] |
CSI Home Church is one of the largest and oldest churches in Asia.[2] It was built in 1819 under the supervision of Rev. William Tobias Ringeltaube an Prussian, who had come to Nagercoil via Madras and Rev Charles Mead.[3] [4] The land on which the church was built was donated by the then British Travancore Resident, General John Munro, 9th of Teaninich, who had acted as a catalyst between the Missionary and the government of Madras and the Kingdom of Travancore.[5] [6] This helped in the Theological Education for about two Centuries.[7] [8] The church hosted the wedding of linguistic scholar Robert Caldwell in the year 1844. He died 28 August 1891, and was buried in Tirunelveli.[9]
The building is in Greek style is . This is one of the oldest and biggest of the Protestant churches in South India. The edifice can provide accommodation for nearly 2500 people at a time.
Previous
District Minister :-Rev J.Victor Gnanaraj, Presbyter :- Rev. P. Raja Jaya SinghPresbyter :- Rev Jerome