Female missionary with women making lace, Tamil Nadu, India, ca.1900

"Lace workers at Ikkadu, Tiruvallur". "Madras District. From early days, women missionaries made needlework a point of contact with the Indian women. Ikkadu lacework is now an important industry." Miss Mollie Scott with Indian women lace makers. Miss Scott carried out educational missionary work with women in the Madras district from 1896 to 1939.

 The Madras [now Tamil Nadu] District was the first mission to be established in India in 1817. Rev. Harwood Raw served in Madras from 1896 until his premature death in 1905 from cholera.

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Female missionary with women making lace, Tamil Nadu, India, ca.1900.

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CSI Bethel Church, Ikkadu kandigai ,Tiruvallur Dist, Tamil Nadu,India.

Hearty Welcome to CSI Bethel Church, Ikkadu kandigai,



Ikkadu Kandigai Congregation is one of the oldest Telugu speaking congregation in Tiruvallur Mission Circuit in 1878. William Burgess  (1878 ), Rev Gerorge Macenzie Cobban ( Birth: 1846 - Died 1905) worked from  ( 1878 - 1889 ) as Missionary in Ikkadu and surrounding villages. 

As per Jan 1879 District Synod Minutes,
Madras -West - Ecardu / Ikkadu consists of three congregations. Ecardu /Ikkadu, Kandigai, Othicaudoo. and their respective strengths are 54, 39 and 59 respectively.

 Old  Church was built by William Goudie - Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in 1890 c.a, Our church was 140 years Old congregation and it is situated around 50 km from Chennai (Capital City of Tamilnadu state, South India). Click here to View the location in Google Maps.

Our Church's Rev P.M GNANADURAI wrote the biography of Rev William Goudie, he has mentioned that Goudie was the "Prince among the Missionaries". He served a lot in and around the places of Tiruvallur District and he has built Hospital, Schools, Hostel,Lace Hall and many churches.

Thanks to Wesleyan Methodist Mission Society for their interest to share the gospel in South India, and I thank to all the missionaries worked in our circuit, so that  our villagers believed and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ.


Our Church was named as CSI Bethel Church on 22-01-2005 and new church was opened on the same day by Rev.Dr.V Devasaghayam, Bishop in Madras.  Pastor Stanely Jayakumar and John Danapaul  played important role on building the new Church.

It was donated by Our Church Members and gave generously we have completed successfully within 2 .3 years. Our Church Congregation is not rich congregation, we had completed this new church building by prayers. Our village members  are Telugu Speaking people, but our Church service will be on Tamil.