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	'''Osmond Memorial Church''', previously known as '''Wesleyan Methodist Church''' is located at 56, S. N. Banerjee Road, [[Taltala]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India. The Church was established by Walter Osmond~~, a Methodist minister~~ in 1868.~~<ref name="Osmond Memorial Church CNI">{{cite web\|title=Osmond Memorial Church\|url=http://cnicalcutta.org/church_osmond_memorial_church.html\|accessdate=16 December 2012}}</ref>~~<ref name="Yule spirit at Raj-era churches">{{cite web\|title=Yule spirit at Raj-era churches\|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM%2F2009%2F12%2F25&GZ=T&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00300&AppName=1\|newspaper=The Times of India (epaper)\|accessdate=16 December 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002441/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM%2F2009%2F12%2F25&GZ=T&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00300&AppName=1\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		'''Osmond Memorial Church''', previously known as '''Wesleyan Methodist Church''', is a historic church located at 56, S. N. Banerjee Road, [[Taltala]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India. The Church was established by Walter Osmond in 1868.<ref name="Yule spirit at Raj-era churches">{{cite web\|title=Yule spirit at Raj-era churches\|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM%2F2009%2F12%2F25&GZ=T&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00300&AppName=1\|newspaper=The Times of India (epaper)\|accessdate=16 December 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002441/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM%2F2009%2F12%2F25&GZ=T&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00300&AppName=1\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	Walter Osmond, ~~a [[Methodism\|Methodist]] minister came to~~ Kolkata (~~then Calcutta~~) in 1864 ~~as a [[Christian mission\|missionary]] evangelist~~ and a ~~social worker. His aim was to serve the poor~~ and ~~distressed people of the city. He established the Church~~ in ~~1868~~. At that time it was known as Wesleyan Methodist Church. Later it was named Osmond Memorial Church in the memory of the founder ~~who served the poor people of Kolkata for nearly 30 years~~.~~<ref name="Osmond Memorial Church CNI" />~~		Walter Marsh Osmond was an Englishman, arriving in Kolkata via Dacca (now Bangladesh) in about 1864, and worked his way up to senior partner at Mackintosh, Burn & Co, a local firm of contractor, surveyors, architects and builders, before dying in 1994. At that time it was known as Wesleyan Methodist Church. Later it was named Osmond Memorial Church in the memory of the founder.

	== Congregations ==		== Congregations ==
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	~ The Santhali Congregation ( at Taltala),		~ The Santhali Congregation ( at Taltala),
	~ Kamardanga Chapel (at 2/2, Pottery Road) and		~ Kamardanga Chapel (at 2/2, Pottery Road) and
	~ Ballygaunge Church ( at Bondel Road ).~~<ref name="Osmond Memorial Church CNI" />~~		~ Ballygaunge Church ( at Bondel Road ).

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	~~== External links ==~~
	* {{Official website\|http://www.osmondmemorial.com/}}

	{{Kolkata topics}}		{{Kolkata topics}}

	~~{{coord missing\|West Bengal}}~~

	[[Category:Churches in Kolkata]]		[[Category:Churches in Kolkata]]
	[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kolkata]]		[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kolkata]]

->Soumo Dutt at 06:36, 5 May 2020

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'''Osmond Memorial Church''', previously known as '''Wesleyan Methodist Church''' is located at 56, S. N. Banerjee Road, [[Taltala]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India. The Church was established by Walter Osmond, a Methodist minister in 1868.<ref name="Osmond Memorial Church CNI">{{cite web|title=Osmond Memorial Church|url=http://cnicalcutta.org/church_osmond_memorial_church.html|accessdate=16 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="Yule spirit at Raj-era churches">{{cite web|title=Yule spirit at Raj-era churches|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM%2F2009%2F12%2F25&GZ=T&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00300&AppName=1|newspaper=The Times of India (epaper)|accessdate=16 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002441/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM%2F2009%2F12%2F25&GZ=T&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00300&AppName=1|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
Walter Osmond, a [[Methodism|Methodist]] minister came to Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1864 as a [[Christian mission|missionary]] evangelist and a social worker. His aim was to serve the poor and distressed people of the city. He established the Church in 1868. At that time it was known as Wesleyan Methodist Church. Later it was named Osmond Memorial Church in the memory of the founder who served the poor people of Kolkata for nearly 30 years.<ref name="Osmond Memorial Church CNI" />

== Congregations ==
The Church has four congregations:–
~ The Bengali Congregation (at Taltala),
~ The Santhali Congregation ( at Taltala),
~ Kamardanga Chapel (at 2/2, Pottery Road) and
~ Ballygaunge Church ( at Bondel Road ).<ref name="Osmond Memorial Church CNI" />

== See also ==
* [[St. John's Church, Kolkata]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.osmondmemorial.com/}}

{{Kolkata topics}}

{{coord missing|West Bengal}}

[[Category:Churches in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kolkata]]

Osmond Memorial Church - Revision history

Haresh Kathrotiya at 18:36, 26 June 2025

->Soumo Dutt at 06:36, 5 May 2020