Good Shepherd Church Tunapuna

Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Tunapuna
Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Tunapuna
10°38′46″N 61°23′13″W / 10.646°N 61.387°W / 10.646; -61.387
Location Tunapuna
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Denomination Anglican
History
Status Parish church
Founded 1886
Founder(s) Alfred Ramsden
Dedication Good Shepherd
Consecrated 30 November 1886
Architecture
Heritage designation Stage 2 – Identification & Inclusion of Heritage Site - National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago
Specifications
Capacity 350
Administration
Parish The Parish of The Good Shepherd and St. Oswald's Caroni
Diocese Anglican Diocese of Trinidad ad Tobago
Province Church in the Province of the West Indies
Clergy
Priest(s) Kenely Baldeo
Laity
Churchwarden(s) Dave James, Eula Reid-Mayo

Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Tunapuna is an active Anglican church located at the corner of Freeling and Morton Street, Tunapuna.[1] It is part of the Anglican Diocese of Trinidad ad Tobago. It is one of the oldest Anglican churches in Trinidad and Tobago having being built and concerated in 1886.[2] Architecturally, the outstanding feature of the Church is its towering steel belfry and bells which could be heard as far away as St Augustine.[3] The Church building has been identified for inclusion on the list of national heritage sites by the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago.[4]

References

  1. "Parochial Directory – The Anglican Church in the Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago". theanglicanchurchtt.com. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. Murray, Ann Wilhelmina; Clarke, Hyacinth E. (1980). Memoirs of the Good Shepherd Church, Tunapuna 1886-1936. Inprint Caribbean Limited.
  3. Sargent, Jacqueline (2011). "The Bellfry". 125 Anniversary Issue - Good Shepherd Magazine. Special Edition.
  4. "Good Shepherd Church — National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago". National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2018-01-24.


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