7, William Carey Road, Serampore-712201 : Sunday Worship Service Timing – 8:30am 1st, 3rd; 5:00pm 2nd and 4th St. Olav Church / 5:00pm 1st, 3rd; 8:30pm 2nd and 4th Serampore Johnnagar Church
Serampore- Johnnagar Baptist Church, formerly the Carey Baptist Church was founded by Rev. Dr. William Carey in the year 1880. William Carey, Ward and Marshman lived in the parsonage of this church. The river Ganges flows in front of the church. One portion of the Church housed his press for printing purpose.
John Nagar Church
The story of Johan Nagar Church is the story of the indigenous Church movement in Bengal. During the early decades of the 19th century, the Baptists were eager to build indigenous churches here. After 1822, the missionaries established a Christian village new Serampore. It was set up mainly for the settlement of Christian worker of Serampore Mission establishments. The village was established for the purpose of promoting the general comfort of the native brethren and also facilitating the dissemination of religious instruction to them. It consisted of thirteen dwelling houses with a small Chapel at the centre.
A number of native Christian families also came to live there. They built a small church of their own. A native congregation was formed. The place was given the name of Johannagar and the came to be known as Johannagar Church. It was built with the help of donations raised by members and is reputed as the first indigenous Church in Bengal. Initiative was provided by the Serampore Missionaries who also helped to maintain the Church. The BMS Report of 1827 says that the number of members of Johannaagar was 678, whereas the Christian population in this place was 150 only. The rest came from nearby areas. Prankrishna, a convert of William Carey was a pioneer. Church leaders who stayed here under his influence and leadership and this Church survived gloriously. After 1837, these rural Baptist Churches run by the natives came under the Baptist Missionary Society. Today Johannagar Church is still surrounded by the Christian residential area known as the Johannagar Church Compound. The Church however is now administered and maintained by the Diocese of Calcutta, CNI and forms part of the Congregation of Serampore-Johannagar Baptist Church (CNI). Worship services are held on Sunday evenings here.
St. Paul’s Cathedral(Between 1858 – 1861); St. Johns’ Church, Consecrated on 24 June 1787; Union Chapel(1821); St. Andrew’s Church(Opened for public worship on 8 March 1818); Calcutta Hill Christian Church; CNI Wesleyan Church; St. Stephen’s Church, Kidderpore, Consecrated in 1846); St. Thomas’ Church, Mirza Ghalib Street(Opened for public Worship on November 20th 1831); St. Barnabas’ Church, Consecrated on 23rd December’ 1867; St. James Church, Kolkata, Consecrated on 25th July 1864; St. Thomas’ Church, Howrah, Consecrated in 1832; St. Luke’s Church, Bosekati; Sadhu Sundar Singh Girja, Bankra; Christ Church, Liluah (Hindi); Christ Church, Liluah (Bengali); Church of the Epiphany, Established in 1863; Jibon Jyoti Upasanaloy; St. Bartholomew’s Church; St. Johns Church Nahazari; St. Peter’s Church, Inaugurated on 20th June, 1945; St. Nicholas Church; Oxford Mission Chapel; Prabhu Jishu Mandir (Geonkhali); St. Mary’s Church, Consecrated on 16th February, 1889; Duff Church, Established in 1848; Christ Church Kolkata, Dedicated in 1839; St. George’s Church; Dedicated on 1st January 1936; Holy Trinity Church, (Opened for public Worship in November,1826); Emmanuel Church, Krishnapur, Established in 1829; St. James’ Church Baranagar; Serampore Johnnagar Church founded in 1880; Chinsurah Church, founded in 1825; St. Saviour’s Hindi Church, built in 1449; St. Saviour’s Tamil Church, started functioning in 1860; Bhowanipore Congregational Church; Osmond Memorial Church, founded in 1868;