Carmel Moravian Church
Church in Westmoreland, Jamaica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carmel Moravian Church sits dramatically atop a hill 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the small market town of Newmarket in Westmoreland, Jamaica. It was founded in 1827 at the behest of a local family of planters who wished to teach Christianity to their slaves.[1]
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Carmel Moravian Church | |
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18.1642°N 77.9379°W / 18.1642; -77.9379 | |
Location | Westmoreland |
Country | Jamaica |
Denomination | Moravian |
Membership | 1587 (1903) 150 (2006) |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | 1827 |
Founder(s) | Mr and Mrs Hutchinson Muir Scott |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Completed | 1826 temporary 1828 original 1859 enlarged |
Specifications | |
Length | 120 ft (37 m) |
Width | 73 ft (22 m) |
Nave width | 42 ft (13 m) |
Bells | One |
Administration | |
District | Western |
Province | Jamaica Province of the Moravian Church |
Circuit | Carmel |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Stanley George Clarke |
Minister(s) | Christopher Euphfa |
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