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Carmel Moravian Church sits dramatically atop a hill west of the small market town of Newmarket in Westmoreland, Jamaica. It was founded in 1827 at the behest of a local family of planters who wished to teach Christianity to their slaves.〔 ==History== Planters Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson Muir Scott owned properties in the area and starting in 1818 made several attempts to find a christian minister for their slaves. Eventually, c1820, they invited Moravian missionaries to begin regular services on their estates.〔 A hill top site was chosen by the Scotts in 1826 and a road built up to the temporary building they had constructed there.〔 John Scholefield was appointed as the first minister of Carmel in 1827 and oversaw work on a new church which started the same year and was completed in 1828.〔 It was soon found to be too small and as a result services had to be held both morning and evening to satisfy the demand.〔 The church was enlarged in 1859 resulting in the magnificent building, long and wide at the transept, which still stands today.〔 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「Carmel Moravian Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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