All Saints Church (Honiara)
The All Saints Church is an Anglican church of the Church of the Province of Melanesia in Honiara , the capital of the Solomon Islands .
It is located in the center of Honiara at the end of a dead end street that branches off Hibiscus Avenue. It originally served as the cathedral of the Church of the Province of Melanesia until the St. Barnabas Cathedral in Honiara was completed and inaugurated. After that, the All Saints Church was rebuilt and rededicated in 1971. Inside there is a large mural in the altar area. Outside, at the entrance to the church, a statue of a bishop was placed under a protective roof. There, in front of a plaque indicating the year of inauguration and the name of the bishop, there is also a wooden holy water font with a wooden carved dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit . There are several multi-purpose and classrooms next to the church.
In front of the church there is a large drum under another protective roof, with which the faithful are called to prayer on certain occasions, and there is also a bell in the roof turret .
The All Saints Church in Honiara is also known for its choir.
At the beginning of the access road leading to the church, a stone, white cross was erected, which - as explained on a plaque on the base of the cross - commemorates the founding of the Melanesian Brotherhood in 1925 on the island of Guadalcanal . The foundation took place on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the missionary work of the Solomon Islands.
Individual evidence
- ^ All Saints' Cathedral, Honiara - Corporate entry - Solomon Islands Encyclopaedia, 1893–1978. Retrieved August 23, 2019
- ↑ Plaque at the entrance to the church, in English
- ↑ http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2002076596/
- ↑ Plaque on the base of the cross, in English
Coordinates: 9 ° 26 ′ 10.1 ″ S , 159 ° 58 ′ 23.2 ″ E