“A Church Is Born” depicts the 1947 inauguration of the unified Church of South India.

This film and commentary, originally produced by the India Committee of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America, provides a brief overview of the history of Christian Missions to India, explains the appeal for unity amongst Protestant denominations in India, and shows the inauguration of the Church of South India.

The collection is housed at the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University Libraries.