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Christ Church

Christ Church, Anglican church on The Ridge, Shimla, India.

Christ Church is a neo-Gothic church on The Ridge in Shimla, designed by Colonel J. T. Boileau in 1844 and consecrated in 1857. It has five stained glass windows, including a chancel window designed by Lockwood Kipling, and a clock donated by Colonel Dumbleton in 1860.

The church was designed in 1844 and completed in 1857 to serve the growing European community in the hill station. Its construction reflected the expanding British presence in Shimla during the mid-nineteenth century.

Worship here is held in Hindi and English, and the church runs a Sunday school in both languages. The first Indian chaplain was Rev. B. S. Chander, who served from 1948 to 1957. The chancel window was designed by Lockwood Kipling, father of Rudyard Kipling.

The church sits on The Ridge, Shimla's main public square, making it easy to find and reach on foot. Visitors should dress respectfully and maintain quiet during services if they wish to enter while worship is taking place.

The pipe organ installed in September 1899 is the largest in the Indian subcontinent. It was extensively renovated in 1932. The chancel window was designed by Lockwood Kipling, father of Rudyard Kipling.

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