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Bethabara Moravian Church is a congregation of the Jamaica Province of the Moravian Church. It opened for worship on 1841-07-28.〔.〕 ==History== Moravian work in the vicinity began in 1827 as an outstation of Fairfield and continued until 1837 when the adherents were sent to join New Broughton or Ebenezer (both Presbyterian). In 1839 the minister of Fairfield resumed the work (at the request of the adherents) with services held in a leaky building at Isles.〔.〕 The ground breaking for the present church building was on 1840-01-16.〔 An elementary school was established in 1846 (in the church building initially) and an infant school in 1863.〔 Bethlehem Moravian College started here in 1861,〔 closing in 1887 (after twenty six years) preparatory to the move to Malvern.〔.〕 Patrick Town (1882) and Sharon (1950s) started as outstations of Bethabara.〔 Broadleaf is at present Bethabara's only outstation.〔(Moravian Church in Jamaica website ).〕 The Newport Branch Library had its origin in the church building (1950s).〔 The congregation hosted the provincial synods of 1983 and 1989.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bethabara Moravian Church, Jamaica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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