Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. Stephen's Church, Kombuthurai

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. Discussion on possible re-purposing of the article can and should continue on its talk page. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:55, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

St. Stephen's Church, Kombuthurai[edit]

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Non-notable, perfectly ordinary, village church. No sources. JamesBWatson (talk) 12:15, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:17, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:17, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Can the date of 1544 be verified? I really do not know, but I would suspect that a church in continuous use in India for that long would have some kind of coverage that would satisfy WP:N. LadyofShalott 03:44, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The website of the diocese which includes Kombuthurai says that it is known that "a church" was built at Kombuthurai in 1544 (http://www.tuticorindiocese.com/kombuthurai.htm). However, extensive searching using several different search terms has produced only moderate amounts of coverage, mostly in unreliable sources. I will be happy to withdraw the nomination if suitable sources can be found, but I can't find any. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:01, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rename and repurpose as an article on the village where the church is -- This article is much more about the village where the church is than about the church itself. If the whole village converted to Christianity as a result of St Francis Xavier's ministry, it is likely that it has remained Christian ever since. Accordingly there will have been a "church" in its original sense of the company of believers ever since, even if not in the same church building. Peterkingiron (talk) 14:24, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That still does not address the issue of sourcing. Whatever name the article is given sources are needed to justify including the material. JamesBWatson (talk) 12:00, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: A place of worship which dates back to the time of St Francis Xavier would have enough coverage to satisfy WP:N. I believe there is scope for improvement of the article. —Why so serious? ^{Talk to me} 17:39, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:24, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: as per nom, article doesn't provide any reliable source, whole article is based on just one website which couldn't be reliable. Bill william compton (talk) 14:14, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.