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Sunday · 7:00 AM

CSI Parish (Malayalam) · Abu Dhabi

That they all may be one.

അവർ എല്ലാവരും ഒന്നാകേണ്ടതിന് John 17:21

A Malayali family of the Church of South India, worshipping in Abu Dhabi since 1979 and, since 2024, in a church of our own at Abu Mureikha. Whoever you are, there is a place for you here.

Plan your Sunday visit Our story
The tall glass entrance of our church at Abu Mureikha
Worship
Sundays, 10:00 AM
Sunday School
Sundays, 8:00 AM
Where
Abu Mureikha · E11, Exit 366
Church of South India — That they all may be one
Follow a Sunday morning with us

7:10 AM · On the way

Off the E11, between two cities.

Our church stands at Abu Mureikha, off Exit 366 on the E11, across from the BAPS Hindu Mandir. You can reach it from Abu Dhabi or from Dubai.

Our church

Abu Mureikha, Exit 366, E11
PO Box 47022, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Map & directions

Your first Sunday

Come a little early and stay for a while after the service. We would love to meet you.

Ask us anything

Map: the E11 runs along the coast between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Our church is at Exit 366, across from the BAPS Hindu Mandir.

7:50 AM · You’ve arrived

After 45 years,
a home of our own.

A little walk before the morning begins. Through the palms, past the gardens and into a church built around a shared hope.

Our own doors opened at Abu Mureikha in April 2024. Come in slowly. There is a story in the building, and a place for you inside.

Our church across the lawn and car park at Abu Mureikha
01 / A place to begin
4.37 acresA home for our parish
Abu Mureikha · Abu DhabiAcross from the BAPS Hindu Mandir

A long-held prayer.
An open door.

Our first service was in 1979. For decades, the parish grew in borrowed spaces. This land, gifted by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, gave that growing family a home of its own.

Read our parish story

7:51 AM · Along the palms

Leave the rush.
Find your rhythm.

Sunday has a rhythm of its own. Children arrive for Sunday School; later, families gather for worship. This is the path into a morning we share.

  1. 8:00Little voices, big questions.Sunday School begins.
  2. 10:00The parish comes together.Holy Communion & worship.
  3. AfterStay a little longer.Meet the people beside you.
A sunlit avenue of palms along the church grounds
02 / The palm avenue
One step closer.
The walk inA moment to slow down

7:52 AM · In the gardens

Room to grow.
Roots in peace.

A church is part of its neighbourhood. An olive tree was planted for peace on our opening day—a small, living sign of the friendship we hope to grow here.

Flowering bougainvillea and green lawns beside our church
03 / The gardens Faith takes root.
Bougainvillea, palms & a little quiet

7:53 AM · Look up

A story written
in the shape of a church.

Its wings open like the pages of a book. Inside, ten Bible stories are told in stained glass. Before the service begins, the building is already telling its story.

The sweeping wings and central cross of our church, seen from the front
04 / The open book
Look at the roofline
Two wings. One gathering place.Our church at Abu Mureikha

7:54 AM · At the door

Your first time?
You belong here, too.

You do not need to know everybody before you come. Our Malayalam parish brings generations together—children learning their first Bible stories, a choir finding its next song, families making a life in Abu Dhabi.

Start with a hello.

Come for the service. Meet our fellowships. Find a familiar face for next Sunday.

Find your fellowship
The cross and tall blue glass entrance beneath the church’s central arch
05 / Come as you are
For your first SundayA place for you.And every Sunday after.
The entranceLet’s step inside ↗

7:55 AM · A seat inside

Take in the room.
Find your place.

From the wide rows of wooden pews to the central aisle, everything leads us towards a shared table. There is room for more than 880 worshippers in the church complex—and a welcome that goes beyond a seat.

A wide view of the sanctuary, showing the full rows of wooden pews, central aisle and chandelier
06 / A seat for you880+places to gather
The sanctuary, from the back pewOne aisle. A whole parish.

A room made for many voices

Some stories are sung.

Our choir began in August 1981. Today, about fifty voices help lead the parish in worship. The practice begins on Saturdays; the song belongs to Sunday.

Meet the choir

7:56 AM · Follow the light

Ten stories.
A thousand colours.

Blue, amber and turquoise light fills the sanctuary. Ten Bible stories live in these windows, giving children and adults another way to look, wonder and remember.

For our youngest storytellers

Small questions. Growing faith.

Sunday School began in November 1982. More than a hundred children now learn together each Sunday, from 8:00 to 9:30 AM.

Explore Sunday School
Blue, turquoise and amber stained-glass windows beside the altar, viewed from the balcony
07 / Stories in glass
10Bible stories,
held in the light.
Colour that tells a storyThe sanctuary windows

7:57 AM · At the heart of it

Many paths here.
One table together.

The walk brings us to the altar and the cross. Soon the room will fill with prayer, familiar hymns and the voices of a parish gathered in worship.

The central cross, altar and Christmas trees at the front of our sanctuary
08 / The Lord’s tableTogether in faith.
Together as family.
The altar, dressed for ChristmasCSI Parish · Abu Dhabi
10AM

We’ll save you a place.

Holy Communion & worship · Sundays, 10 AM–12 PM

Your Sunday morning

7:58 AM · Inside

Every Sunday, a seat for you.

The children gather first. Then the whole family meets at the Lord’s table, in Malayalam, with our choir. Come as you are; there is room in the pews.

  1. 8:00 – 9:30 AMSunday SchoolMore than 100 children and their teachers
  2. 10:00 AM – 12 PMHoly Communion & worshipIn Malayalam, with our church choir
  3. SaturdaysChoir practiceNew voices are always welcome

Holy Communion is also held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 5:00 PM.

Book a place for Holy Communion

Times can change at festivals such as Holy Week, Christmas and the Harvest Festival. Please check the latest notices.

Illustration: the pews fill up as the morning goes on, one person at a time, and one place stays open for you.

12:10 PM · Together

Many lives.
One parish.

Children and grandparents. Old friends and new faces. We come together in worship, and find a family in one another.

  1. 01 Come as you are.
  2. 02 Gather around one table.
  3. 03 Be part of our family.
Meet the fellowships
The Church of South India emblem: That they all may be one

That they all may be one John 17:21

12:15 PM · After the service

Many petals, one flower.

Every age and every season of life has a place here. Seven fellowships grow from the same root, together as one body in Christ.

Beyond Sunday morning

Faith grows in company.

From prayer groups close to home to a choir that sings together, there are many ways to become part of parish life. Choose a fellowship above, or say hello after the service.

Through the year

  • Harvest FestivalFood stalls run by our fellowships
  • Christmas Carol ServiceThe whole parish sings together
  • Annual Get-togetherA day for every family
See events

12:40 PM · Over a cup of tea

Since 1979

Thirteen members. One Thursday. A lifetime of grace.

On 19 April 1979, thirteen CSI members and about eighty friends from other churches met at St Andrew’s Church on the Corniche for our first service. Step by step, God built a parish.

  1. 1979First service at St Andrew’s, Corniche Road, led by Rt. Rev. T. S. Joseph. For years we worshipped on Thursdays.13 members
  2. 1981 · 1982The church choir forms in August 1981; Sunday School follows in November 1982.
  3. 1983 · 1984Women’s Fellowship begins. Worship moves to the new St Andrew’s premises near Al Khubairat School.
  4. 1990Rev. K. G. Thomson arrives as our first resident vicar.
  5. 2024We open the doors of our own church at Abu Mureikha.880+ seats
    Our church at Abu Mureikha, seen across the lawn

We thank the rulers of the UAE for the freedom and the places of worship they give to every congregation, including ours.

Read our full history

1:00 PM · Take it home

The parish, delivered.

Every month, Parish Messenger (ഇടവകദൂതൻ) brings the parish news, notices and a word from the vicar. Read it online or keep a copy at home.

Read Parish Messenger Member directory
Rt. Rev. Malayil Sabu Koshy Cherian

Our bishop

Rt. Rev. Malayil Sabu Koshy Cherian

Church of South India · Madhya Kerala Diocese

Next Sunday · 10:00 AM

John 1:39

“Come, and you will see.”

The doors open every Sunday. Bring your family, your questions and your voice. Whoever you are, there is a place for you.

Map & directions Call the parish
  • Sundays · 10:00 AM
  • Abu Mureikha · E11, Exit 366
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