The Oxford Epiphany Mission Church was deeply rooted in England and desired to spread its wings worldwide. So priests and male youth of the headquarters formed a committee under the guidance of the Archbishop of England and a group was sent to Calcutta (Kolkata) in 1889.

The Anglican people of East Bengal were then left without proper direction. The Bishop of Madras (Chennai) in 1895 invited this group to guide and take care of the flock that was left to wander. Thus rose the Brotherhood of the Epiphany.