In 1960, with a call to do the gospel work among the hill-tribals living in the Eastern Ghats of Tamilnadu, a few young students of the Bible college, Bangarapet, organized a prayer group. As a result of their prayer, "The Hill tribes Missionary Prayer Band" was started on 31^st July 1962. By the grace of God from 20^th May 1979 it became the "Diocesan Missionary Prayer Band" of Kanyakumari Diocese with a constitution framed and approved by the Church Board of the Kanyakumari Diocese vide K.K.No.7396.  It was a turning point in the growth of the Prayer band and from then on it began to develop slowly but steadily and reached the present level.