Hyderabad’s St Luke’s Hindustani Church Upholds Century-Old Urdu Sunday Services

St Luke’s Hindustani Church in Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, Hyderabad, continues its tradition of Sunday services in Urdu, reflecting the city’s Nizam-era linguistic heritage. Established in 1905 on land gifted by Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan to Christian missionaries from London, the church preserves Urdu inscriptions and an Urdu Bible.

Services are conducted by Reverend Samuel Herald Christian, with Hindi services recently introduced as well. The weekly service begins at 10:30 am on Sundays, maintaining over a century-old legacy of worship in the Urdu language.

Related Articles