Good Shepherd Church Tunapuna Explained

Denomination:Anglican
Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Tunapuna
Pushpin Map:Trinidad and Tobago
Country:Trinidad and Tobago
Location:Tunapuna
Founded Date:1886
Founder:Alfred Ramsden
Dedication:Good Shepherd
Consecrated Date:30 November 1886
Status:Parish church
Heritage Designation:Stage 2 – Identification & Inclusion of Heritage Site - National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago
Capacity:350
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
Priest:Kenely Baldeo
Warden: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 been 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]

References

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