Methodist church - Ocho Rios, Jamaica - Methodist Churches on Waymarking.com

The Methodist Church began its history in Jamaica in 1789 with the arrival of Dr. Thomas Coke in Port Royal. Coke, whose trip was almost cut lethally short by drunk and violent Kingstonians, persevered and today the Coke Memorial Chapel is named in his honour.

Methodists have traditionally been, and continue to be heavily involved in education. The Church currently supports 31 basic schools and 16 primary schools. 4 secondary schools—St. Andrew High School for Girls, Excelsior School, York Castle High School, and Morant Bay High School—are Methodist. And finally, the church supports 2 vocational tertiary institutions.

Jamaican Methodists are today part of the broader Methodists in the Caribbean and Central America (MCCA), a group headquartered in Antigua. The Methodist District in Jamaica is divided into 27 circuits that are further divided into 172 congregations across the island. As of the 2001 census, just over 50,000 Jamaicans identify themselves as Methodist.

The Ocho Rios Methodist Basic School, located on the grounds of the Methodist church, was founded in 1948, but recognized in the 1950s. The school is managed by the Methodist church and has four teachers on staff and 75 students on roll.

The pastor of the Ocho Rios Methodist Church is the Reverend I. Michael Llewellyn.

Address:
85 Main St
Ocho Rios
Jamaica

Telephone: 974-1420; 974-4526

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