A more radiant Afghan Church!

Restoration was arduous owing to initial financial constraints; church to open on March 3

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With the layers of grime and soot that had collected on the stone walls over the decades scraped away and its stained glass windows and timbered roof restored, the Afghan Church, one of Mumbai's historic landmarks, is ready for religious services again. The church will be open for devotees from March 3.

The church, which underwent two years of repairs and restoration, is a memorial to the soldiers from the Madras, Bengal and Bombay regiments, who died in the AngloAfghan wars in the 19th century. Consecrated in 1858 and officially called the Church of St John the Evangelist, it is now used by the Church of North India congregation, formerly a part of the Anglican establishment.