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In 2005, the Pastorate Committee proposed the restoration of the church roof, due to leaking. Some money to fund the repairs was raised by the congregation but it was not enough to pay for the restoration work. At this point, some former students of
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St. Paul's was built in 1840 by Bishop Daniel Wilson who saw the need for the construction of a church in Landour, which would become the main station of the Anglican church in the
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stepped forward to help fund a complete restoration of the building. The works were completed in November 2008.
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used primarily by the British residents of Landour and the
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Front view of the St. Paul's Church
Landour
Uttarakhand
India
Denomination
Church of North India
Dedication
St. Paul
Consecrated
Anglican church
Landour
India
Calcutta
military chaplains
cantonment
British Military Hospital
British Raj
Dehradun district
convalescent
Indian Rebellion of 1857

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Christian missions in north India, 1813-1913: a case study of Meerut Division and Dehra Dun District
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978-81-7099-083-3


History of Christian missions: North India perspective

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