Anderson Church

Chennai has a few British period churches, which are also heritage structures. In the famous Parrys corner in NSC Bose Road of George Town area, just opposite the High Court building, a beautiful church named Anderson church is located. This church is a fine example of the heritage sites of Chennai city belonging to the British period.

In 1837 CE, Reverend John Anderson arrived in Madras as the first missionary of the Church of Scotland. He established The General Assembly's School in a rented house on the east side of Armenian Street (near NSC Bose Road) in the George Town area. (In 1877 CE, the school became the Madras Christian College, and the college was shifted to Tambaram in 1937 CE.) Anderson died in March 1855 CE. Four years later, the Anderson Church was constructed, with Reverend P Rajagopaul, the first convert of Anderson, becoming the church's first minister. Surprisingly, the name of Anderson, an educationist, is associated more with the church than with the school he founded.

Along with its towering steeple, the church remained a landmark of the Madras Christian College for many decades. Even today, the the three storied steeple is a landmark of the George Town area/Parrys corner. 

The church's interior is lovely, and it is one of the very few well-maintained churches of the city.

Happy travelling.