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ECCLESIASTICAL RETURNS.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS OF EACH DENOMINATION TO BE RETURNED CONSECUTIVELY.
RETURN OF CHURCHES, CHAPELS, GRANTS, &c.
G TORS
Lamount of
Accommoda-Stipend of assistance
Minister
to denomi- pation
Name and Situation of
Denomina- tion.
Church or Chapel.
tion and Average Attendance.
from
Public
from
Funds, | Public
if any.
Funds, if any.
Remarks.
St. John's Cathedral Church,
Victoria.
Church of England.
630 about 300 at 5 Services,
None.
Nonc.
St. Petor's Church, Des
Vœux Road West.
Do.
Do.
Do.
St. Paul's College Private
Chapel, Victorik.
Do.
accommoda-
Do.
10.
tion, 60
SL. Audrew's Church,
Kowloon.
Do.
250
Do.
Do.
about 250
at 3 Services.
Kowloon Tong Anglican
Do.
Normal 50
Do.
Do.
Church, Kowloon.
maximum 80
average
attendance
adults 40 and
children 60.
St. Peter's Chapel, Sea-
men's Institute, Glouces-
ter Rowl, Wanchai,
Do.
Union Church, Kennedy Undenomina+
Road, Victoria.
Do.
!
Do.
tional.
500 About 350 ar 3 Services.
Do.
Do.
Kowloon Union Church,
Do.
Jordan Road, Kowloon,
200 80-100
Do.
Do.
at 2 Services.
Peak Church, The Peak.
Do.
about 75 about 15
Do.
Do.
average
Sunday
attendance.
Services in matshed in 1842. First stone laid 11th March, 1847, and opened for Divine Service on the 11th March, 1849. 3 Morning Services and 1 Evening Service every Sunday. Service daily.
Opened for Divine Service on 11th January, 1872. Under Ordinance No.? of 1930 it becomes a chapel of Ease to St. John's Cathedral, Church at present being used as a shelter for Street Sleepers,
Occasional Services.
Foundation stone laid December, 1904.
Opened for Divine Service on Octo- ber 6th, 1906,
Rented premises at Duke Street, Kow- loon, used as temporary Church ami opened for Divine service on 2nd September, 1983. Two Morning Services and one Evening Service and Sunday Schools on Sundays. Special Services on Week-days and Holy Days, New Church at Water- loo Road on N.K.J.L. 2338 to be known as Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, will be opened for worship early in 1937; accommodation will be about 200. Services on Sundays.
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Established under the auspices of Missionaries of the London Mis- sionary Society, 1841; became indo- pendent in 1897; present Church erected, 1890, and opened for Divine Servicc on January 11th, 1891. Founded by Union Church of Victoria,
Hong Kong. Services begun January 6th, 1924, in the Central British School. Temporary Church opened in Jordan Road on Septem- ber 19th, 1924. The new Church and Mause were completed in April 1981, and the Church was officially opened by A.E. Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E. on the 10th April,
1931. Church of England and Umlenomina- tional. Services arranged from time to time to suit the needs of the Peak residents. Church of England Ser- vice every Sunday and Wednesday morning.