The Church of the Redeemer is the oldest Moravian Church building in Kingston, Jamaica, and houses a congregation of the Jamaican province of the Moravian Church. It was opened in 1918. The name, which is unusual for a Moravian church, was bestowed by its builder Jonathan Reinke "because he did not want people to speak of Reinke's church".[1]
| The Church of the Redeemer | |
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 The Church of the Redeemer, corner of North and Duke Streets, Kingston, Jamaica, 1963. | |
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| 17°58′33″N 76°47′24″W / 17.975753°N 76.790062°W | |
| Location | Kingston |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Denomination | Moravian |
| Website | www.jamaicamoravian.com www.techadvancejamaica.com/moravian.html |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Founder(s) | Jonathan Reinke |
| Consecrated | 1918-05-08 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1918 |
| Construction cost | £3,124 |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Rev. Marsha Edwards-Brown |
History
editFirst building
editKingston's first Moravian Church (at 23 Hanover Street) was a large house which was adapted for the purpose and consecrated on 1893-04-14.[1] This building and the Mission House next door (at 25 Hanover Street) were destroyed in 1907 by an earthquake.[2] Two shed's were erected to replace them while a new Church building was constructed.[2]
Present building
editThe building at the corner of North Street and Duke Street was consecrated by Bishop Westphal on 1918-05-08.[3] The total cost of the building, site and out buildings was £3,124.[3]
Manse
editA new manse, on the north side of North Street a block to the east, was completed in 1927 at a cost of £921.[3] The manse site was sold to the Gleaner Company for £4,000 in 1949[2] and a new manse purchased in Antrim Road, Vineyard Town.[4]
Hall
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A church hall was opened on 1930-12-30 by Lady Stubbs, wife of the Governor. This was destroyed by the hurricane of 1951.[5] A replacement hall was opened in 1962-02-28 at a cost of £16,000.[6]
Organ
editA pipe organ was installed in 1932, reconstructed in 1945 and destroyed during the 1951 hurricane.[5] A replacement was installed in 1953 at a cost of over £3,000.[7]
Clergy
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Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c d e Hastings & MacLeavy 1979, p. 138.
- ^ a b c Hastings & MacLeavy 1979, p. 139.
- ^ a b c Hastings & MacLeavy 1979, p. 140.
- ^ a b Hastings & MacLeavy 1979, p. 145.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hastings & MacLeavy 1979, p. 141.
- ^ Hastings & MacLeavy 1979, p. 187.
- ^ a b Hastings & MacLeavy 1979, p. 142.
- ^ Hastings & MacLeavy 1979, p. 144.
Bibliography
editHastings, S U & MacLeavy, B L (1979), Seedtime and Harvest (A Brief History of the Moravian Church in Jamaica 1754-1979), The Moravian Church Corporation