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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name =St. Paul Church<br />
| native_name =தூய பவுல் தேவாலயம்<br />
| image=Mela Ilandaikulam CSI.jpg<br />
| image_upright=<br />
|caption=[[Paul the Apostle|St.Paul Church]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], Mela Ilandaikulam (village) <br />
|location=[[Mela Ilandaikulam]], : [[Tirunelveli]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| geo ={{coord|8|56|35|N|77|41|7|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| religious_affiliation=[[Church of South India]]<ref>{{ Citation<br />
|last = Saint Paul Church<br />
|first = Mela Ilandaikulam.<br />
|title = CSI Tirunelveli Pastorate this Church<br />
|publisher = <br />
|place = Mela Ilandaikulam, Tamil Nadu<br />
|year = 1903<br />
|url = http://www.csitirunelveli.org/Pastorate/pastorate-links.html<br />
|access-date = 23 April 2012<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120507044245/http://www.csitirunelveli.org/Pastorate/pastorate-links.html<br />
|archivedate = 7 May 2012<br />
|df = <br />
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| consecration_year =<br />
| status = Young Church<br />
| functional_status = Active<br />
| heritage_designation = Village Shrine<br />
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|architecture_style=[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]<br />
| groundbreaking =<br />
| year_completed= {{birth date|df=yes|1903|12|28}} <br />
| specifications = yes<br />
| capacity =<br />
| length =50.4 metres (165 feet)<br />
| width =10.3 metres (34 feet)<br />
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'''Saint Paul's Church Mela Ilandaikulam''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: தூய பவுல் தேவாலயம்) in [[Tirunelveli District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], is located in Mela Ilandaikulam, India.<br />
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==History==<br />
St. Paul Church Mela Ilandaikulam [[Tirunelveli]] [[diocese]] (marai mavattam), launched on 28 December 1903. If the [[Christians|Christian]] people of this village after 2005 started work in the church tower. But [[Church of South India|church]] tower the opening ceremony of was observed on 20 May 2007.<ref>{{Citation<br />
|last = Saint Paul Church<br />
|first = Mela Ilandaikulam<br />
|title = Image inscription of the Church of St. Paul<br />
|publisher = <br />
|place = Mela Ilandaikulam, Tamil Nadu<br />
|year = 1903<br />
|url = http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ta/8/88/C.s.i_blak_bord.jpg<br />
|access-date = 18 June 2011<br />
}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This church operates under the Manur and Erandum Sollan church councils.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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==Festival and specialities==<br />
Every year on 20 May, a seven-day festival takes place. The first day is for prayer and worship. The second day a [[gospel meeting]] follows; school children's art shows play an important role. Festivities take place at night. Many people return to the village during the festival.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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==Campanile==<br />
The height of the church tower is {{convert|50.4|m}}, its width is {{convert|10.3|m}}. Its interior is includes the giant [[Bell tower|campanile]]. The bell is sounded when a fire breaks out and for marriages and funeral.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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==Prayer time==<br />
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| style="width: 45px; height: 45px; background: darkorange; text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; color: black;" | [[File:Christianity Symbol.png|25px]]<br />
| style="font-size:10pt; padding: 4pt; line-height: 1.25em; color: black;" | Everyday dawn - 4.30 to 5.30 <br />
Daily at night - 7.30 to 8.30<br />
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Sunday morning - 9.30 to 11.30<br />
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Prayer meeting whole night, observed the third Saturday of every month<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Churches in Tirunelveli district]]<br />
[[Category:Churches completed in 1903]]<br />
[[Category:Church of South India church buildings in India]]<br />
[[Category:1903 establishments in India]]</div>->FeanorStar7