Christchurch, Mount Road. This Church is on Mount Road by the side of Cosmopolitan Club. During the middle of 19th century the area around this place like Narsingpuram, Chintadripet, Pudupet, Royapettah were inhabited by East Indians who were working in the lower echelons of Administration of EIC. Mount Road was also a fashionable area of Madras at that time. In order to satisfy the spiritual needs of these people the congregation first started in a place in 1842 given by T.P. Waller who had a horse stable there. A school was also started adjacent to the place. Waller gifted the entire land and the work of construction of church started in 1850 and the church with tall steeple was consecrated in 1852. The famous furniture maker of that period in Madras Deschamps made the entire furniture for the church. The Anglo Indians were referred as Indo Britons in the first quarter of 19th century, East Indian for next 50 years and Eurasians in the last quarter. They were called Anglo Indians only from beginning of 20th century. The school started in 1850s is called Christchurch Anglo Indian Higher Sec School. The church has a beautiful portico.
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