Sasi: St.James Church,Thangachimadam

This Church is synonymous with new dress for our family, not only for our family in fact the whole island Christians. Even if need to borrow money,my people will borrow and buy dress. The buzz of this festival still remains the same as 12 years before, in fact more number of people are coming for mass every thursday than ever before. I heard from auto driver that more number of Muslims are coming these days.

After ten years i visited this Church one month back, surprised by the houses and development around the area.Now there is road till the Church entrance and house all around the church.There is no railway gate to control the vehicles which is always dangerous , hope government will do something about this.

Unfortunately when i visited the main church was closed.We sat outside for sometime and went to the old Church at the back.

The old Church is more or less a Chapel with St.James's statue and a cross.On the other hand the new Church was designed to symbolize Unity of Three Major Religion of the area.

I always spend time to see the bell towers in churches i visit, here too i spent considerable time.The bell is nothing extraordinary very simple and looks like a typical temple bell and the good thing about this bell is that anyone can ring it, easy to access not like other church bells which always hidden in bell tower.