Holy Trinity Church, Bolarum

Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church, Bolarum was commissioned by Queen Victoria
Country	India
Denomination	Church of South India (previously Anglican)
History
Dedication	Holy Trinity
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Medak
Province	Secunderabad
Presbytery	Vacant
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Right Reverend A. C. Solomon Raj

Holy Trinity Church is a church under the auspices of the Church of South India. It is located in the Bolarum locality of Secunderabad.

Construction of the church, in 1847, was personally funded by Queen Victoria, on land donated by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It was initially an Anglican church, and a place of worship for British army officers and other Indian Christian families.The church was built by her Royal Highness Queen Victoria in the year 1847 out of her own purse.Following an Anglican tradition the church was the place of worship for the then lived British army officers and families.The land for this historic church was donated by the Nizam's Govt. when General Frazer was the resident of Hyderabad. The Interior of the church adorns the tablets of the loved ones of British Army Officers, died during their tenure in Hyderabad contingent. One can still see the original pews, which despite the passage of time have retained their sheen. The stained glass at the altar(erected in 1904), the pulpit and the bell are all in their original eloquence, reflecting an era gone by.There are 44 tablets adorning the church interior, erected by the loved ones of those who died.According to the records 21 regiments were stationed at Secunderabad during 1847-1947 and were a part of the worship. The Cemetery next door back dates to the 18th century, also buries the history and the memorial of then served British Officers and their loved ones. The oldest grave being of John Alexander died on 7th April 1851,a British Army Officer of Hyderabad Contingent. The Cemetery is active and still being used by the congregation to bury their dear ones.

The Church of South India( C.S.I.) is a union of many Protestant Christian churches spread throughout South India. It is the largest Protestant Church in India and second largest denomination in terms of size (after the Catholic Church in India). It is one of the four United Churches in the Anglican Communion. The inspiration for this union was born out of ecumenism inspired by the self-pronouncing words of Jesus Christ as found in Gospel of John 17:21. the C.S.I. was inaugurated on 27 September, 1947 at St.George's Cathedral,Madras(Chennai). It was formed from the union of Anglican, Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian, and Reformed churches in South India. Later in the 1990s, a small number of Baptist and Pentecostal churches joined the movement. The creation of the Church of South India was a historic event in Christendom where, for the first time, churches with Episcopal and non-Episcopal and non-Episcopal traditions decided to form a union. The C.S.I. was one of the earliest forms of the UNITED and UNITING CHURCH.