Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church, Mylapra

Sacred Heart Malankara Syrian Catholic Church or referred as S H Church is located in the village of Mylapra, near Pathanamthitta, on the road side of the Main Eastern Highway in the Indian state of Kerala.

[1] They established a small chapel named St. George Malankara Catholic Church in Mylapra on 9 June 1932 with 29 families and 106 members.

When the community grew up, it was essential to build a large church to accommodate the faithful and so the church construction was started on 13 March 1941, with the foundation stone being laid by Archbishop Geevarghese Mar Ivanios.

After 58 yrs, the parish vicar and the committee members decided to reconstruct the church in 2002, due to the lack of space.

The foundation stone was laid by Moran Mor Cyril Baselios Catholicos on 12 January 2003 and was reconstructed under the leadership of Rev.