Zion Methodist Church
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National Monument in Sierra Leone 
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| Monument type | Monument ( church ) | ||
| location | Freetown | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 8 ° 29 '0.4 " N , 13 ° 14' 5.9" W | ||
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| Emergence | 1817 | ||
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Recognized by the Monuments and Relics Commission |
2016 | ||
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The Zion Methodist Church ( English Zion Methodist / Wesleyan Church ), also Zion on the Hill , is a Methodist Wesleyan Church in Freetown , the capital of Sierra Leone . The church, built in 1817, has been a Sierra Leone National Monument since October 23, 2016 .
The church was first known as Soldiers' Town Chapel and later as Zion Chapel or Wesleyan Methodist Church .
literature
- Charles mark: Origin of Wesleyan Methodism in Sierra Leone and History of its Missions , Wilmore 2018, First Fruits Press. First edition 1913. ( available online )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Museum Africa commends President Koroma on the Proclamation of Zion Methodist Church as a protected heritage asset. Freetown Post, November 1, 2016.
- ^ A b Zion on the Hill to start Bicentenary project. Awoko, June 23, 2015.
- ^ Zion Methodist Church proclaimed National Protected Heritage Asset. Awoko, October 25, 2016.