Hunter Memorial Church Located At Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

These are some photographs of English commemoratives stones and Old Times grand beautiful building of Hunter Memorial Church Located At Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. Hunter Memorial church is named after Reverend Thomas Hunter.


First commemorative stone reads as Below :

'Hunter Memorial Church Centenary

1861-1961

This stone was Laid on 14th Dec. 1961 by MISS. E. M. Scott, M. A. Missionary of the Church of Scotland Mission Sialkot for the extension of Hunter Memorial Church.'


Second commemorative stone speaks as under :


' Hunter Memorial Church
Third Extension Foundation stone laid on 20/10/2010 by Rev. Samuel Pervez, B. A., D ED., M. DIV Presbyer Incharge Hunter Memorial Church D, s Sialkot District. '


This History is written in English on a huge Stone with the picture of Rev. Thomas Hunter.


' Hunter Memorial Church, Sialkot.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
And in the memory of
Rev Thomas Hunter (1827-1857),
His wife Jane and  their Infant  Child who died  on
9th July 1857 at the hands of Rebels.
Escaping from Sialkot Jail Thomas Hunter was
a village boy from Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
He became a Pastor  and was convinced that God
was calling him  to Sialkot. He was sent in 1855 by
The Church of Scotland as the First Missionary
to the Punjab. On reaching Bombay, He was asked to  to work
at a College temporarily and he met Muhammad Ismail
who taught him Urdu Language. As soon as it was convenient, he set out on a long journey to Sialkot with his wife and baby and Muhammad Ismail.  He took up residence on The Mall near the Cathedral, which was Consecrated in January 1857 when Rev. Hunter arrived in Sialkot. (Remaining Half of writing not readable due to out of focus photograph). '




Photographs By Mr Bobby Dar ji