Hastings Chapel, Kolkata Explained

Hastings Chapel, Kolkata is a historic church situated beside Clyde Road at Hastings in Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal.^{[1] [2]}

History

Hastings Chapel, a Christian Missionary Church was founded in 1855 by the London Missionary Society.^[3] It has eight Doric columns.^[4] There are four marble plaques having the memory of Mary Sophia, Mrs. Mullens, Rev. James Edward Payne and Rev. John Henry Parker, all are died in Kolkata.^[5] Presently the church is running under the supervision of United Missionary Church.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hastings, the neighbourhood that sums up Kolkata’s colonial past . 2023-05-08 . Get Bengal . en.
2. Web site: Walk near the docks that made Calcutta . 2023-05-08 . Get Bengal . en.
3. Book: Knight, James Blackburn. W. Newman & Co.'s Hand-book to Calcutta: Historical and Descriptive. 1875. W. Newman. en.
4. Book: Dutta, Krishna. Calcutta: A Cultural and Literary History. 2003. Signal Books. 978-1-902669-59-5. en.
5. Book: Swain, Sukhamaya. Chronicling Calcutta. 2019-10-04. Notion Press. 978-1-64650-666-8. en.
6. Web site: Hastings Chapel in the city Kolkata. 2021-08-20. in.worldorgs.com.
7. Book: Lapp, John. Churches Engage Asian Traditions: A Global Mennonite History. 2011-10-01. Simon and Schuster. 978-1-68099-226-7. en.