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The Moravian Church, or the Moravian Brethren (Czech: Moravská církev or Moravští bratři), formally the Unitas Fratrum (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), [3] [4] [5] is one of the oldest Protestant denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century and the Unity of the Brethren (Czech: Jednota ...
It accommodated about 300 students. It is one of a total of 46 schools established by the Moravian Church on 68 parcels of land across Jamaica. "Where ever the Moravians founded a church, they also built a school.". [2] The church also established a training college for men in 1840. But after 50 years it closed due to a lack of funds. [2]
The ground breaking for the present church building was on 1840-01-16. [1] An elementary school was established in 1846 (in the church building initially) and an infant school in 1863. [2] Bethlehem Moravian College started here in 1861, [2] closing in 1887 (after twenty six years) preparatory to the move to Malvern. [3]
The Moravian Church in Canada (part of the Moravian Church Northern Province) is: in full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada [6] in full communion with the Anglican Church of Canada [6] Historically the Moravian Church had a significant impact on John Wesley and the practices of the Methodist Church. [7]
The property known as Estate Niesky was purchased in 1755 by the Moravian Church in Charlotte Amalie, during the era when America's original Thirteen Colonies were still part of the British Empire. The United States would not take possession of the islands until March 31, 1917, at which time Denmark sold the islands for the sum of $25,000,000 ...
The seal of the Moravian Church featuring the Agnus Dei in stained glass at the Rights Chapel of Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Before finally settling in Pennsylvania, and later founding another settlement in North Carolina, the Moravians initially made an attempt at settlement in Georgia for their mission work. [6]
The Church of the Redeemer is the oldest Moravian Church building in Kingston, Jamaica, and houses a congregation of the Jamaican province of the Moravian Church. It was opened in 1918. The name, which is unusual for a Moravian church, was bestowed by its builder Jonathan Reinke "because he did not want people to speak of Reinke's church". [1]
Christian David (1692–1751) was a Moravian missionary, writer and hymnwriter. He travelled as a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, the Moravian Church, to Greenland and to Native Americans. He is known as the author of hymn stanzas that were included in "Sonne der Gerechtigkeit" in 1932. David was raised in the Catholic Church. He ...