[3] The church is named after Saint Bartholomew, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, and is said to have visited India in the first century AD, and preached the Christian gospel in the Kalyan, Thane and Raigad regions of present-day Maharashtra.

[1] The cost of construction of the St. Bartholomew's Church was INR 3,500, which was borne by the European military officers and civilians of the congregation.

Dr. C L Furtado, Bishop of Church of South India, Karnataka Southern Diocesan, in the presence of the then presbyter-in-charge Rev.

[4] In 1930, to mark the centenary celebrations, Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV donated towards a stained glass depicting St. Bartholomew, which was unveiled by Lady Wellington.

[3] Lord William Bentinck (1833-1835), Governor-General of India is said to have attended services in the St. Bartholomew's Church, while on an official visit to Mysore State.

[3][5][7][10] The visit of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) also resulted in many projects such as construction of rows of storehouses on Sayyaji Rao Road, opposite to the Devaraja Market, and sprucing up of the Purnaiaya Nala running from the Lansdowne Building to the railway level crossing near Jodi Thengina Mara, in honour of the visiting dignitaries.

[2] St. Bartholomew's Church started the Sunday School for children of the congregation in 1874, which continues till date.