Arulnathar Church, Mulaiampundi was dedicated on November 18th, 1978 by Rt.Rev.Dr.Solomon Duraisamy, Bishop Trichy Tanjore Diocese.
There is a
wonderful history behind the people of Mulaiampoondi who became the
follower of Jesus Christ in the year 1908. No missionary has come to
this
place to proclaim the gospel. It is
the remarkable event happened at 1908. In those days women in
mulaiyampoondi
do their
hand weaving textile work and Men sell it in various places of Tamil
Nadu. As they went to a place called Virupachi near Palani for
merchandising, An
American missionary preaching about Jesus there. No one give ear to
his words except a person named Angappan S/o Chellappan. He accepted
Christ
as his
personal savior.
This Angappan
becomes Arulanantham as he got bapitized. He was tortured and
mocked by his own mulaiyampoondi people for this. The other day
evening, Arulanantham was returning
from Moolanur
market after selling, As he was
tormented and mocked again by his fellow being. a person
named Marappan stipulate him that if Jesus whom you
are
worshiping is
real then you should show as a miracle today to convince us, otherwise
you should refuse jesus yourself .
Arulanantham took this challenge like Elijah in the mount of
Carmel,
he knelt
down in the same place and started praying. He took some sand in his
hand with faith he
gave it to Marappan. The dirt transformed into sugar amazingly. but the
people
wonder its a sorcery and it will not last long, so they decided to wait
until it change
back into soil. When they found that the sugar not re-transformed after
some days, they
agreed to
become Christians as they promised, Then all people at the
mulaiampoondi
have been Baptized by Rev.J.J.Ellis (Wesleyan Methodist
Missionary-Dharapuram)
Ministerialists From Mulaiampoondi
First Church Steward (Sabi
Moopar) at Mulaiampoondi - Mr.Arulanantham.
(Grandfather of Rt.Rev.Dr.Paul
VasanthaKumar, Bishop, Trichy Tanjore
Diacese)
First Evangelist (Ubadesiar) at Mulaiampoondi -
Mr.A.Gnanamuthu.
(S/o
Mr.Arulanantham and the father of Rt.Rev.Dr.Paul
VasanthaKumar, Bishop, Trichy Tanjore
Diacese)
First Presbyter from
mulaiampoondi - Rev.Dr.G.Gnanavasagam.
(S/o
Gnanapragasam)
A Bishop from
mulaiampoondi -
Rt.Rev.Dr.Paul VasanthaKumar.
(Bishop
(6th) Trichy Tanjore Diocese, S/o
Mr.A.Gnanamuthu and Grandson of Mr.Arulanantham)