Diocese of Vellore of the Church of South India

The motto chosen for the diocese was "In the Cross of Christ I Glory" (based on Galatians chapter 6 verse 14).

Its emblem includes a banyan tree - the tree under which the Scudder brothers prayed before they decided to begin their work in the area of Vellore.

Vellore Diocese is predominantly rural and crosses the state boundaries of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

Two more Councils were in proposal, (Viz: Central Urban Area Council & Western Area Council) Church of South India Vellore Diocese has 105 elementary schools, 5 high schools, 5 higher secondary schools, 2 teachers' training institutes, 4 primary schools, 1 arts & science college, 3 Matriculation higher secondary schools, 2 nursing schools and 2 hospitals.

St. John's Church, Vellore located inside the Vellore Fort was raised in 1846 by the Government of Madras for the officers and men of the East India Company military station.