Christ Church, Jerusalem
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| Location | Old City, Jerusalem |
| Country | Palestinian Territory |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews |
| Dedication | Jesus Christ |
| Consecrated | 21 January 1849 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1849 |
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| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem |
| Province | Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East |
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| Rector | David Pileggi |
Christ Church, Jerusalem, is an Anglican church located inside the Old City of Jerusalem. The building itself is part of a small compound just inside the Jaffa Gate opposite King David's citadel. It is the oldest Protestant church in the Middle East. Its congregation is mainly composed of English-speaking Jewish Christians, with both Christian and Jewish festivals being celebrated.[1]
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History
Originally named the "Apostolic Anglican Church", it was consecrated as "Christ Church" on 21 January 1849 by Bishop Samuel Gobat.[2] Three architects worked on the church, the first, William Curry Hillier, died in 1840 of typhus,[3] while the second James Wood Johns, was dismissed and replaced by Matthew Habershon in 1843.
Christ Church was the seat of the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem until the opening of St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem in 1899.
Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, the Christ Church compound was also the site of the British Consulate.[4] The building survived the Israeli War of Independence and the Six-Day War intact and continues to function as an Anglican church with several English, Arabic and Hebrew speaking congregations.[5] The current rector is David Pileggi.
The London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews (now known as the Church's Ministry Among Jewish People or CMJ) helped finance the church's construction.
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References
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- ↑ Johannes Friedrich Alexander de le Roi, Die evangelische Christenheit und die Juden unter dem Gesichtspunkte der Mission geschichtlich betrachtet (11884), Berlin: Reuther & Reichard, 31892, p. 180, (= Schriften des Institutum Judaicum in Berlin; No. 9)
- ↑ Crombie, A Jewish Bishop in Jerusalem, 243.
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External links
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