Basel Mission Archives "Free Church of Scotland, Madras. " Title: "Free Church of Scotland, Madras. " Alternate title: Free Church of Scotland, Madras. Ref. number: QC-30.116.0005 Creator: [leer] N Date: Date late: 31.12.1914 Proper date: 01.01.1881-31.12.1914 Acquisition year: ca. 2000 Description: Today: CSI Zion Church at Chintadhripettai in Madras The Chintadripettai Church (now Zion Church) land was purchased by the American Mission.. The Chintadripettai church building was 60 ft in length, 30 ft in breadth and 22 ft in height. The vestry at the end was 13 ft by 30 ft. The church could seat about 700 people.The church was opened for worship on 25 August 1847. Soon, a building for a high school too was constructed at Chintadripettai. Rev. Miron Winslow of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) worked in Madras for 28 years overseeing evangelistic, Basel Mission Archives educational and Bible translation works and was responsible for the construction of this church. In March 1865 the Chintadripettai church (Zion Church), mission premises, English school house and land, and four day school buildings were sold to the Church Missionary Society (CMS). [Sent in by Prof. Paulraj Dayanandan from the CSI Diocese of Madras, 24th of August 2017] Subject: [Individuals]: [leer] N [Individuals]: Free Church of Scotland [Photographers / Photo Studios]: [leer] N [Geography]: Asia {continent}: India {modern state}: Tamil Nadu {region}: Madras {place} [Themes]: religion and philosophy (general): Christianity: church [Themes]: religion and philosophy (general): Christianity: churchyard [Themes]: architecture and settlement: architectural detail: pillar [Themes]: architecture and settlement: types of buildings: tower [Themes]: architecture and settlement: architectural detail: wall [Archives catalogue]: Images: QC: QC-30: untitled Type: Still Image Format: [Format]: 23cm x 28.2cm [Condition]: medium; physically damaged [Type of support]: [leerl] W 1201 [Process]: b/w positive, paper print, albumen Ordering: Please contact us by email [email protected] Contact details: Basel Mission Archives/ mission 21, Missionstrasse 21, 4003 Basel, tel. (+41 61 260 2232), fax: (+41 61 260 2268), [email protected] Rights: All the images (photographic and non- photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission / mission 21. The Basel Mission claims copyright on the images in their possession and requires those - both individuals and organisations - publishing any of the images, to pay a users fee..