- It was built in the year 15 February 1915.
Washim. There is a 107-year-old Nazarene Church in Washim, which brings back the memories of the erstwhile district. This church was constructed on 15 February 1915. The Nazarene Church of Christianity near Nandipeth, located in the center of the city, has been standing for the last 107 years. This prayer place has completed its period of 107 years on 15th February 2022.
This church was constructed on 15 February 1915, during the British rule, this architecture was inaugurated at the hands of Fox Memorial, since that time Christians gather at the prayer place every Sunday, for many years the church’s hourly prayer time is on Sunday. It used to ring in the morning and its sound used to go a long way.
During this time, the number of Christians increased here, in 1979 a new church was built on Pusad Marg and since then this historic church does not have regular prayers, but still many religious programs or marriage ceremonies take place here today. Here in the month of December, the church is illuminated for Christmas. So many cultural, religious programs were also organized at that time, especially on December 25, various programs were organized. Since time immemorial, now these programs are organized in the new church.
This church is completing 107 years on 15 February 2022, 107 years ago, there was British rule in Washim, before this missionaries came to Washim in 1875. Due to the lack of education facilities at that time, during 1900 to 1935, a primary school for children was started on Pusad Marg of the Pusad Naka complex here.
Here the system of boarding was also done by the missionary, here at that time many orphan boys and girls have taken education. During the year 1932 to 1935, they used to watch the business of the church, later the Nazarene Mission and Episcopal Methodist established the church, school in all the business. The Nazarene Church was held here after signing a transfer agreement.
The first value of this church was Palak’s Rev. SY. Salve got it, after this Luther Manmothe, Suvartik Gaikwad and Prabhakar Bhujbal, who were trained from the Bible College here, Prabhakar Manmothe remained in this foster position, this church is completing its 107 years of tenure on 15 February 2022.
Due to this church being in the main city, Christians used to come here in great evidence for prayers on Sundays, in the present situation Vidyasagar Gaikwad is handling the foster post of this church, in this regard Manmothe said that this is the main church even today. All religious programs take place here, but if more people come for the program, then the program is organized in the new church.