When Krist Jyoti was declared a General Vice-Province in October, 1999, the members of Krist Jyoti, majority of whom hailed from Kerala, expressed their earnest desire to have a mission house of its own at a suitable place in Kerala. The General Definitory approved the proposal. 

In July, 2001, the mission house, christened “Seva Sadan”, was formally started at Pallikunnu in Kannur in the house and premises handed over to us by St. Joseph’s Province of Kerala with Brs. Micheal Mundanattu, Joseph Moozhiankal, Skylark George of Krist Jyoti and Antony Vechoor of St. Joseph’s Province being the first members of the mission house fraternity at Kannur.

Brs. Raymond and Dionysius James, who were incharge of the mission house during the period 2002-03 and 2004-2008 respectively organized for and on behalf of Krist Jyoti Province the vocation promotion activities in Kerala. In the year 2005, the northern part of St. Joseph’s Province was established as Pavanatma Vice-Province.

The building and premises which housed the Krist Jyoti Mission fell within the territory of this jurisdiction which wanted them back for itself for setting up one of its formation structures. Krist Jyoti was approached by the Vice-Province of Pavanatma with the request that the Krist Jyoti mission house be relocated elsewhere and that the building and premises in its possession be returned to the Vice-Province of Pavanatma at the earliest.

The General Definitory was also of the view that we look for another location at the earliest and advised us to obtain necessary permission from the Province and the diocese where we wanted to establish the mission house. Our search for a suitable location led us to Shornur, in the territory of St. Thomas Province and the Diocese of Palakkad.

Having obtained due permission from the Province of St. Thomas, Kerala and the Diocese of Palakkad for establishing a mission house in their territory and the approval of the General Definitory and financial assistance from the Office of Economic Solidarity of the Order, we bought a small house along with a plot of land measuring 42 cents at Ganesh Giri in Shoranur for the purpose of the mission house.

The formal blessing and inauguration of the Krist Jyoti Capuchin Mission House with the name Alphonsa Bhavan took place on September 28, 2008.