Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Tunapuna | |
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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 | |
Province | Church in the Province of the West Indies |
Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Trinidad ad Tobago |
Parish | The Parish of The Good Shepherd and St. Oswald's Caroni |
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. It is part of the Anglican Diocese of Trinidad ad Tobago. It is one of the oldest Anglican churches in Trinidad and Tobago having been built and consecrated in 1886. Architecturally, the outstanding feature of the Church is its towering steel belfry and bells which could be heard as far away as St Augustine. The Church building has been identified for inclusion on the list of national heritage sites by the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago.
References
- "Parochial Directory – The Anglican Church in the Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago". theanglicanchurchtt.com. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- Murray, Ann Wilhelmina; Clarke, Hyacinth E. (1980). Memoirs of the Good Shepherd Church, Tunapuna 1886-1936. Inprint Caribbean Limited.
- Sargent, Jacqueline (2011). "The Bellfry". 125 Anniversary Issue - Good Shepherd Magazine. Special Edition.
- "Good Shepherd Church — National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago". National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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