St. Stephen's Bes-Ania Jacobite Syrian Valiya Pally, Chelad, which is also called "Thekkilakkattu Bes Ania Church", comes under Kothamangalam zone of Ankamali Diocese of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, under the Holy Apostolic See of Antioch and All the East. Of the 160 church under Angamaly Diocese, this church always stood, a role model in discipline: worship: spiritual activities and cordial relationship with all other factions of the Christian Community and other religions Chelad situates 5 kilometers north of Kothamangalam.