Our Parish

A Guide to Our Church Campus: Infrastructure & Facilities

The Church:

• A recently renovated and blessed church with beautiful interiors, featuring spiritual iconical artwork on the ceiling that depicts biblical scenes and saints.
• A quiet, dedicated space for prayer and meditation, accompanied by soft Gregorian chant.
• A reputed and professional church choir.
• Sunday breakfast fellowship for congregants.
• Holy Qurbana can be given for Orthodox faithful who reside in the city and are unable to come to church.
• It is a preferred place of worship for many visiting or working Orthodox Church members in Kochi.
• Centrally air-conditioned church.
• Features an advanced sound system for clear audio.
• The beautifully roofed sides of the church are equipped with TV monitors and audio speakers for those who prefer to sit outside.
• Equipped with an emergency power backup generator.

Location & Accessibility:

• The closest Orthodox church to the national highway. This proximity helps reduce city road congestion for wedding parties and their guests.
• Conveniently located near a metro station for easy access. Specifically, the Kochi Metro Station (Pink Line) is about 0.5 km from the church, providing easy access for Infopark employees and visitors.
• Multiple reputable hotels are available nearby for out-of-town guests

Additional Amenities:

• Thejus Auditorium with lift facility
• Well-maintained, modern toilet facilities near the church
• Ladies have a a private space for baby feeding.
• Modern washing room facilities
• Hostel facility for students and employed members of the Church.
• Orthodox Christian book shop offering bible, qurbana kramam, prayer books, christian books icons, orthodox articles and souvenirs
• Facilities including 24/7 CCTV security, drinking water dispensers, and shoe racks
• All necessary facilities for conducting religious functions, weddings, and other ceremonies.

Services: for non-members :

• The church has excellent facilities for conducting wedding and baptism and other ceremonies.
• We offer electronic payment options (UPI, Bank Transfer) for donations and offerings, with computerised receipts provided.

Parking Facilities:

• Exclusive reserve parking space for the bride and groom on the church premises during the wedding.
• Paulose II Parking ground, close to the church for 50 cars.
• Additional parking available at Thejus Auditorium (25 cars).
• A nearby ground offers overflow parking for 60 cars at a reasonable charge.
• For wedding and baptism functions, a key convenience at SGOVP is its ample parking. The main Poulose-II Park area and other church parking grounds together provide space for up to 135 cars.
• The church campus features three separate gate entries from the roads for convenient access.

Eloor Orthodox Community Cemetery

A cemetery is a sacred and integral part of an Orthodox Christian community, a place of eternal rest and hopeful remembrance.

Faced with a shortage of available land near the church and the challenge of obtaining necessary approvals, our parish, through the prayers of the faithful and with grateful hearts, has been blessed to establish a new cemetery for our parish family within the Eloor municipality, located 10 kilometers from the church via NH544. This beautiful and peaceful resting place was made possible through the wholehearted support of our parishioners and the gracious approval of the authorities.

On our 2.47-acre property, we have officially developed a 50-cent section for the cemetery, which has more than 200 private tombs and 7 for the general use of the community. A few more tombs are available now for private use. The site is easily accessible with good roads and ample parking for over 50 vehicles. We are also planning for future expansion with a multi-story vault, which is currently in the approval process