The Holy Trinity Church is an inter-denominational Christian church in

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. It is part of the Chaplaincy of Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates. It was founded on 5 April 1970, on the land granted by the

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of Dubai, Sheikh

Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ( ar, ٱلـشَّـيْـخ رَاشِـد بِـن سَـعِـيْـد آل مَـكْـتُـوْم, Ash-Shaykh Rāshid bin Sa`īd Āl Maktūm; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was the vice president ...

. The church has strong ties to the Anglican tradition, but the church compound is used by over 120 different Christian groups like

Dubai City Church The Dubai City Church is a church in Emirate of Dubai. History It was founded in 1999. It now comprises more than 1,000 people from different nationalities, meeting in the Holy Trinity Church Compound in Dubai every Saturday evening. Église É ...

, with 10–11,000 worshippers attending weekly. Rev Harrison Chinnakumar was appointed as Chaplain in August 2016 and was licensed by The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf, Rt Reverend Bishop Michael Lewis, who began his ministry in 2007.

Location

The Holy Trinity Church in Dubai is situated in the area of

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, and is near the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai.

Chaplains

The Chaplain of Holy Trinity Church has, to date, also been the Senior Chaplain of the Chaplaincy of Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates

Rev Kenneth Ridgewell 1969-1971
Rev Canon Haydn Parry 1971-1972
Rev Phillip Sturdy 1972-1978
Rev John Paxton 1978-1981
Rev Phillip Saywell 1981-1984
Rev Canon Dennis Gurney 1984-2001
Rev Peter Roberts 2001-2002
Rev John Weir 2004-2010
Rev Canon Stephen Wright, Chaplain of

Christ Church Jebel Ali The Chaplaincy of Dubai with Sharjah and the Northern Emirates is part of the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. The Chaplaincy consists of five churches in the United Arab Emirates: * Holy Trinity Church, Dubai Christ Church, Jebel Ali- co ...

(interregnum) 2010-2011
Rev Dr Ruwan Palapathwala 2011 to 2014
Rev Timothy Heaney (Associate Chaplain) 2012 to 2014
Rev Harrison Chinnakumar 2016
Rev Prema Mitra 2023 Panorama view of the holy trinity church of dubai

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Sources

* http://www.cypgulf.org/index.php?option=com_qcontacts&view=section&Itemid=69 * http://www.oikoumene.org/en/news/news-management/eng/a/article/1634/in-dubai-christians-pray.html?tx_ttnews at113&cHash=238e679cac25143867f81c1c1b530136 * http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/community-reports/holy-trinity-church-reflects-dubai-s-ethnic-diversity-1.658812

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