Congregations of Jamaica Province of the Moravian Church - Bethabara Moravian Church, Jamaica, Trinity Moravian Church, Jamaica (Paperback)

Chapters: Bethabara Moravian Church, Jamaica, Trinity Moravian Church, Jamaica, Church of the Redeemer, Jamaica. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 21. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bethabara Moravian Church, Jamaica - Moravian work in the vicinity began in 1827 as an outstation of Fairfield and continued until 1837 when the adherents were sent to join New Broughton or Ebenezer (both Presbyterian). In 1839 the minister of Fairfield resumed the work (at the request of the adherents) with services held in a leaky building at Isles. The ground breaking for the present church building was on 1840-01-16. An elementary school was established in 1846 (in the church building initially) and an infant school in 1863. Bethlehem Moravian College started here in 1861, closing in 1887 (after twenty six years) preparatory to the move to Malvern. Patrick Town (1882) and Sharon (1950s) started as outstations of Bethabara. Broadleaf is at present Bethabara's only outstation. The Newport Branch Library had its origin in the church building (1950s). The congregation hosted the provincial synods of 1983 and 1989. A cut stone and mortar structure with a small wooden belfry to the front. The exterior of the building was rendered and painted late in the 20th century. A pipe organ was obtained from Germany in the early 1890s. Bethabara Moravian Manse, 1979.The manse is rumoured to have been an overseers house on the Isle sugar estate prior to the construction of the church. Be that as it may, it is a substantial structure in traditional style with a stone built ground floor (used for storage) below the wooden living quarters on the first floor. Rain water was channelled by gutters from the roof to a large storage tank to the north of the building from where it was daily pumped by hand into a header tan...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=20906690