What is St. Luke's Church, Abbottabad?
'''St. Luke's Church, Abbottabad''' is an [[Anglican]] church dedicated to [[St. Luke]], now under the jurisdiction of the [[Peshawar Diocese]] of the [[Church of Pakistan]]. It was originally founded in the town of [[Abbottabad]], [[British India]], in 1864. [[Image:St Luke's Abbottabad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|St Luke's Church, Abbottabad, Pakistan]] ==History== The work on the construction of St Luke's commenced in 1854-55, with initial delays due to slow fund-raising and then a brief interruption due to the Indian War of Independence (or [[Indian Mutiny]]) and it was completed and then consecrated by the [[Bishop]] of Calcutta in October 1864. Its jurisdiction covered most of the Hazara region including Abbottabad, [[Haripur, Pakistan|Haripur]], [[Mansehra]] and the [[Galyat]] hill tracts. The [[Old Christian Cemetery Abbottabad]], which was already existing, was also attached to it. ==After 1947== From June 1947 to April 1948, as a result of the Partition disturbances at the time of the Independence of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], St Luke's was shut down. Regular services only resumed in 1951. In 1970, the Church of Pakistan was established via a union of Anglicans, [[Scottish Presbyterians]] (Church of Scotland), [[United Methodists]] and [[Lutherans]]. Thereafter, St Luke's was formally placed under its new Peshawar Diocese. Since then, full-time clerics have been appointed here to minister to the local congregation. {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Abbottabad]] [[Category:Anglican churches]] [[Category:1864 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:1860s establishments in Pakistan]] [[Category:Churches in Pakistan]]