Mother Teresa with her pupils started to form a small community to care for the ones who were abandoned, starving, and helpless in the year 1950. After getting permission from the Vatican, they started a church in Kolkata and begin helping the people who were abandoned by society because of their problems. The community formed by Mother Teresa initially had only 12 members. In 1965, Pope Paul VI, allowed Mother Teresa to expand her mission to serve the needy to several other countries. This greatly helped the congregation to grow all over the world.

In the existing list of congregation homes, the Contemplative branch of the Brothers was added in 1979 followed by a Priest Branch named Missionaries of Charity Fathers in the year 1984. Mother Teresa with the assistance of Father Joseph Langford founded both of these, thus combining the vocation with Ministerial Priesthood. 

Venezuela became the first country outside India where the House began to serve, after which the congregation developed several houses in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the USA. By the year 1996, the congregations were running over 500 missions in over 100 nations. In 1990, Mother Teresa resigned, and sadly in 1997, she left her mortal body leaving the congregation in the trusted hands of her followers.

It is a three-storey building constructed more than 70 years ago. There are a lot of rooms and halls that are used for various purposes. A prayer hall is also available in the House. The building also houses the tomb of Mother Teresa, a 4 feet platform is raised above her resting white place. 

• You can take part in the Daily Mass, which is held at 6:00 AM in the Main Chapel.
• At 4:30 P.M on every Friday, a special mass is offered at Mother's Tomb.
• You can do some volunteer works at the House.
• You will get to know more about Mother Teresa after going through the display which is present there.

• Alcohol is strictly prohibited inside the house.
• You should behave properly during your visit because it is also the tomb of Mother Teresa.
• You can bring flowers with you to offer at the tomb.

The best time to visit the Mother Teresa House would be any hour of the day. But still, if you want to beat the crowd then try visiting the early hours of the day. Kolkata has pleasant weather throughout the year so you can visit in any season of the year according to your comfortability.

• Howrah Bridge
• James Prinsep Ghat
• Eco Urban Village
• South City Mall

• This place is also the resting place of Mother Teresa.
• The community formed by Mother Teresa initially had only 12 members.
• The Missionaries of Charity has about more than 4,500 members of the congregation, commonly known as Sisters.
• By the year 1996, the congregations were running over 500 missions in over 100 nations.