Good Shepherd Church Tunapuna

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 consecrated 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]

Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Tunapuna
Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Tunapuna
10.646°N 61.387°W / 10.646; -61.387
LocationTunapuna
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
DenominationAnglican
History
StatusParish church
Founded1886
Founder(s)Alfred Ramsden
DedicationGood Shepherd
Consecrated30 November 1886
Architecture
Heritage designationStage 2 – Identification & Inclusion of Heritage Site - National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago
Specifications
Capacity350
Administration
ParishThe Parish of The Good Shepherd and St. Oswald's Caroni
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Trinidad ad Tobago
ProvinceChurch in the Province of the West Indies
Clergy
Priest(s)Kenely Baldeo
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Dave James, Eula Reid-Mayo

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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