Historical Background of the Church
As there was substantial growth in the membership of the CSI Immanuel Church, Broadway, Ernakulam, during the Eighties and Nineties it was felt necessary to form new congregations located at convenient places in the city of Ernakulam or its outskirts. As a result, the Christ Church at Elamkulam came into being in December,1991.
However, as the membership of the Mother Church was still growing, a second bifurcation of the Church was found extremely essential to handle the situation. In view of that,efforts were put in to identify a suitable land for the construction of a new Church and the land was located at Kakkanadu. Construction of the new Church was taken up as a project of CSI Immanuel Church, Ernakulam and the Foundation Stone was laid by Rt Rev Dr George Isaac, on 3rd June 2001. Construction was started in the month of August 2001 and thanks to the dedicated efforts put in by the members of the Immanuel Church and other well wishers, construction of the Church could be completed within a record time of nine months. Above all, abundant blessings of the Lord Almighty were evident in all the activities connected with the construction of this Church. The Ascension Church was dedicated to the Glory of God on Sunday 19th May, 2002 by Rt. Rev. Dr. George Isaac, the then Bishop in CSI North Kerala Diocese, in presence of Rt. Rev. T B Benjamin, Rt. Rev. Dr. P G Kuruvilla, and Rt. Rev. B N Fenn, then Vicar of CSI Immanuel Church, Ernakulam.
Important Milestones in Chronological Order
- Purchase of Land (42.5 Cents) : 10-04-2001
- Laying of Foundation Stone for the Church: 03-06-2001
- Starting of Construction : 20-08-2001
- Dedication of the Church : 19-05-2002
- Purchase of land for Cemetery : 04-10-2004
- Dedication of Vault in the Cemetery : 09-10-2006
- Laying of Foundation Stone for the Parsonage : 02-11-2008
- Dedication of the Parsonage : 04-07-2010
Pastors who served Ascension Church
- Rev. P K Mammen May 2002- April 2005
- Rev Dr George Ninan May 2005- June 2007
- Deacon P L Denny Assistant to Rev Dr George Ninan
- Rev Sunder Jacob July 2007- September 2007
- Rev P T George October 2007- April 2008
- Rev N K Prasad May 2008-April 2012
- Rev P J Jacob May 2013-April 2017
- Rev Varghese P Joseph May 2017-
Present Pastorate Committee
Rev Varghese P Joseph(Chairman)
Mr Jacob Raju (Secretary)
Mr Binoy Meledath (Treasurer)
Mr Samuel George (Member)
Mrs Sudha Elizabeth Thomas (Member)
Dr D Thomas (Member)
Mr Jubin C John (Member)
Present Diocesan Council Members representing Ascension Church
Mr T C Jacob
Mrs Ruby James
Mr Sam Christy Asseria
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Mr. Christy D Manuel (Shaji) 97444 91665
Past Secretaries and Treasurers of the Parish
Mr K P Philip (Late) Secretary – 2004
Mr V T Jacob Treasurer -2004
Mr M P Abraham Secretary 2004-2009
Mr Jacob Raju Treasurer 2004-2009
Mr K P John Secretary 2009-2013
Dr. Shobhana Reji Treasurer 2009-2018
Mr Vinod Robert Secretary 2013-2018
Past LaySecretary of the North Kerala Diocese from our Parish
Mr Koshy Thomas 2004-2007