Unfortunately, the church was demolished after the invasion of the Marathi military in 1682, leading the priests to move to Anekal for some years.

Emmanuel de Cunha, who resided in Kappinagathi and carried out missionary activities till Kangundi.

However, in 1784, during the invasion of Tipu Sultan, Edappally Church was demolished, and there are no further records found regarding Kelamangalam and Kappinahathi Village.

[6] After a century-long hiatus, in 1960, some Catholics resettled in Kelamangalam, with the families of Dr. Amos and Periya Nayagam being key members.

During this time, priests from the Dasarapalli Parish would visit their homes and conduct Masses for the villagers.

[8] On February 6, 1968, the Sacred Heart Church was built and opened to the public with the blessings of former Salem Diocese Bishop V.S Selvanather.

Henry Boyal completely renovated the church, and with the blessing of Bishop Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj of the Dharmapuri Diocese, it was reopened to the public on February 23, 2003.