Church of South India
Nalur Pastorate
In 1823 Rev. CTE Rhenius came and propagated the Gospel in and around Nallur. Some people accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior. But those who accepted were persecuted by hindus. In 1831 Rev. CTE Rhenius purchased 30 acres of land and made a Christian colony over there and named that Colony as Nallur. Mr. Krishnapillai used to come daily morning to Christians home using his horse saying renounce the Christian religion. If they don’t listen to his words and obey they were beaten by him. Once seven of them were severely beaten and taken in front of the ‘Thasildhar’ to punish them. Thasildhar enquired them and took their dresses, made them naked and told them to deny Jesus and Christianity. But they stood firm in their faith. They could not do anything to backslide them from Christianity. But after a long persecution Mr. Krishnapillai told that your religion is true way and accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior.
In 1833 there was a drought came and there was even no water for drinking. So, Rev. CTE Rhenius dug a well for them and provided water. So many people were came forward to become Christians through his kindness & love. In 1835, a palm thatched shed was built to worship, there were 20 families worshiping Christ. Then Rev. John Thomas was sent to West Tirunelveli area to serve.
In that time a beggar came to John Thomas and said “If you provide Rs. 5/- every month, we all will become Christians”. This shows the poverty of the people, & pathetic condition of their physical and spiritual condition. Then he made Nallur as a centre to serve the surrounding area. Before that time Kuruvankottai was the centre for their ministry. Nallur consists of 50 villages, it was very difficult to manage their ministry. In 1844 Bunglow Surandai was bifurcated from Nallur and became independent. In 1867 Bunglow Surandai again came under Nallur and Rev.Honnis served from Nallur. In 1953 Ambasamudram, Tenkasi, Pulavanur became independent circles. In 1967 Seevalasamudram became independent circle. In 1967 Keela Karumbuliyuthu church emerged. In 1976, the circle units were broken in to Pastorate units. In 1994 Alankulam was bifurcated from Nallur and became independent Pastorate.
- Nallur
- Karumpuliyoothu
- Kuruvankottai
- Sivalarkulam
St. Paul’s Church, Nallur.
- Keela Pattamudaiyarpuram
- Kurippankulam
- Keela Karumpuliyoothu
- Kallathikulam
- Maranthai
- Iyanarkulam
- Periyar Nagar
| No | Clergy Name . | Year . |
| 1 | Rev. CTE Rhenius | 1820 – 1835 |
| 2 | Rev. John Thomas | 1835 – 1840 |
| 3 | Rev. Paul Schaffter | 1840 – 1841 |
| 4 | Rev. Stephen Shurbs | 1842 – 1843 |
| 5 | Rev. William Clark | 1844 – 1854 |
| 6 | Rev. H. Dickson | 1855 – 1856 |
| 7 | Rev. HE Jennings | 1858 – 1869 |
| 8 | Rev. D. Gnanamuthu | 1857 – 1859 |
| 9 | Rev. Rajam Samuel | 1860 – 1876 |
| 10 | Rev. V. Dharmakkan | 1876 – 1877 |
| 11 | Rev. Samuel | 1878 – 1884 |
| 12 | Rev. V. Simeon | 1884 – 1897 |
| 13 | Rev. James Asirvatham | 1897 – 1897 |
| 14 | Rev. DS David | 1898 – 1912 |
| 15 | Rev. JM Albert | 1912 – 1916 |
| 16 | Rev. SM Devadoss | 1917 – 1921 |
| 17 | Rev. Rao Sahib H. Asirvatham | 1923 – 1924 |
| 18 | Rev. John Samuel | 1924 – 1932 |
| 19 | Rev. SD Bala Sundaram | 1932 – 1938 |
| 20 | Rev. J Samuel | 1938 – 1946 |
| 21 | Rev. SJ Joshua | 1946 – 1948 |
| 22 | Rev. Robert Butter | 1948 – 1950 |
| 23 | Rev. JA Jesudason | 1950 – 1954 |
| 24 | Rev. Y. Devadason | 1954 – 1957 |
| 25 | Rev. Solomon Simeon | 1957 – 1962 |
| 26 | Rev. SD Daniel | 1962 – 1965 |
| 27 | Rev. S. Savaridoss | 1965 – 1972 |
| 28 | Rev. George Satyanathan | 1972 – 1982 |
| 29 | Rev. PN Koilpitchai | 1979 – 1982 |
| 30 | Rev. DG Kirubaimani | 1982 – 1985 |
| 31 | Rev. D. Samuel | 1985 – 1986 |
| 32 | Rev. J. Ratnam | 1986 – 1988 |
| 33 | Rev. Mouli P Jebamani | 1988 – 1990 |
| 34 | Rev. V. Gandhi Selwyn | 1990 – 1993 |
| 35 | Rev. P. Devadawson | 1993 – 1995 |
| 36 | Rev. G. Simpson Sigamani | 1995 – 1996 |
| 37 | Rev. D. John David | 1996 – 2001 |
| 38 | Rev. P. Paul Vedamani | 2001 – 2003 |
| 39 | Rev. G. Vedanayagam | 2003 – 2008 |
| 40 | Rev. PV Newton Veerasingh | 2008 – 2013 |
| 41 | Rev. AB John Kennedy | 2013 – |
Finance
