1753 Open-Air Protestant Interfaith Church Services

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 25, 2017

1. 1753 Open-Air Protestant Interfaith Church Services Marker

Here, in the year 1753, before any church was built, open-air Divine Services were held and Holy Communion administered in English, French, and German, to the first settlers and Garrison of the Town of Lunenburg by the Reverend Jean Baptiste Moreau according to the rites of the Church of England.

Of different races, but of the Protestant Faiths, they intermarried, lived, and worked together in harmony, and in their descendants are blended the virtues of their varied forbears.

Erected by the Congregation of St. John's Church, June 1953.
 
Erected 1953 by the Congregation of St. John's Church.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1953.
 
Location. 44° 22.691′ N, 64° 18.703′ W. Marker is in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in Lunenburg County. It is at the intersection of Cornwallis Street and Cumberland Street, on the right when traveling north on Cornwallis Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: St John's Anglican Church Grounds, Lunenburg NS B0J 2C0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Nova Scotia’s Lighthouse Route. It is also in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, and Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Jessen Bell / La Cloche Jessen (a few steps from this marker); St. John's Anglican Church / Église Anglicane St. John

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 25, 2017

2. 1753 Open-Air Protestant Interfaith Church Services Monument