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Parish History: est. 1855
The parish is 151 years young. The land was donated by George Rex. Two church buildings stand upon the land, the original, which is now called the Small Church and the larger Church which was hugged from black and white sandstone which was completed in 1935. The stone was cut by two stone masons from Scotland. Most of the church was built using local talent and contains many wooden carved panels and decorative woodwork made from ironwood and other local timber.
Historically, Knynsa’s infrastructure was related to the forestry and much to the preparation of timber cutting and prepared for shipping. The natural lagoon, with the spectacular entrance to the sea, make it a very attractive and beautiful place. The Church lies almost in the middle of the Town in Main Street.
Services:
Two services are held on Sundays in the big church. One at 8:00 with choir and the second at 9:30.
Weekday Services:
Tuesday at 10:00, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:45 in the Small Church
Chapelry:
St Paul’s, in Khayalethu is part of the parish of St George’s and was completed in 1997. Service commence at 10:00 on Sundays. There are sixty families that attend and the main language of the service is in Xhosa. A second Chapelry is planned to be completed by the end of 2006 which will be called St Peter’s in Greenfields.
Clergy:
Rector: Rev. Colin Paine Assistant priests: Retired Bishop: Godfrey Ashby, Rev Magdaleen Jacobs and Rev Peter McGegregor who lives in Sedgefield.
Church wardens:
Church wardens: Olwen Toms, Alan Tew and Bill Tindall.
Chapel Warden for St Paul’s Mr. Ben Demingo. |
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