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St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Kirk is a historic church in downtown Nassau, Bahamas. Early years The church was founded by fifty-five Scottish people, Scottish Presbyterian settlers in 1798 under the name St. Andrew Society. Under the direction of Rev. John Rae, the church began conducting services in the Court House in January 1810. The foundation stone of the kirk was laid on 7 August 1810. In 1842, a session room was added to the kirk, increasing its facilities and enabling it to accommodate the growing congregation and its activities. In the 1890s, the first manse was started on East Hill Street above the Kirk. Centenary As the first centenary of St. Andrew's Kirk approached in 1910, the Ladies Society of the kirk prevailed upon Charles Stuart Rae to document the first 100 years of the kirk's existence in the Bahamas, which he did in a book entitled ''A Short History of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church''. Rae noted the existence of a Sunday school at the kirk, with over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. With a population of 274,400 as of 2016, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas, Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. It is the centre of commerce, education, law, administration, and media of the country. Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for the Bahamas, is located about west of the city centre of Nassau, and has daily flights to major cities in Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States. The city is located on the island of New Providence. Nassau is the site of the House of Assembly and various judicial departments and was considered historically to be a stronghold of pirates. The city was named in honour of William III of England, Prince of Orange-Nassau. Nassau's modern growth began in the late eighteenth century, with the influx of thousands of Loyalists and their slaves to the Bahamas following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
