Church of the Redeemer, Jamaica, Moravian church in Kingston, Jamaica.
The Church of the Redeemer sits at the corner of North Street and Duke Street in Kingston and displays early 20th-century ecclesiastical design. The building provides space for worship services and various community activities with additional rooms for congregational events.
Kingston's first Moravian church was a converted house at 23 Hanover Street, consecrated on 14 April 1893. It and the neighbouring Mission House were destroyed by the 1907 earthquake, and two sheds served the congregation while the present church was built. Bishop Westphal consecrated the North Street and Duke Street building on 8 May 1918; building, site and outbuildings cost £3,124.
This church has long been a gathering place for the Moravian community in Kingston, shaping religious life in the area. It reflects traditions that have been sustained for more than a century.
The church stands at the corner of North Street and Duke Street, a short walk from the parade and downtown Kingston. The manse that once stood a block east on North Street was sold to the Gleaner Company in 1949, so look for the church itself, not the residence, at that corner. The 1951 hurricane destroyed the hall and organ, both later replaced.
The name was deliberately chosen by builder Jonathan Reinke to prevent locals from calling it after his own name. This naming decision reveals an interesting story behind the place's designation.
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