Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
St. Thomas Reformed Church
Established Circa 1660
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2022
1. St. Thomas Reformed Church Marker
The St. Thomas Reformed Church is the oldest congregation in the Virgin Islands and a member of the oldest denomination with a continuous ministry in the United States. Organized by Dutch traders, the first European settlers, as the St. Thomas Protestant Reformed Dutch Church early services were held in Fort Christian. The first church was built in the mid-1670's on the savannah east of the Fort in the area known as Barracks Yard and remained in use to at least 1731. In the 1740's a new church was built on Snegle Gade, which was destroyed by fire in 1804. A new Church was immediately erected, but again destroyed by fire in 1806. The congregation was transferred from the Reformed Church in the Netherlands to the Reformed Church in America in 1827. The cornerstone of the present church was laid September 18, 1844 and completed and consecrated on February 8, 1846. Identified by the Danes as the American church, the baccalaureate service to commemorate the transfer of the Danish West Indies to the United States was held on this site February 18, 1917.
and family to the memory of
Ira Harrington Smith
(1915-1992)
Topics.
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Location. 18° 20.555′ N, 64° 55.914′ W. Marker is in Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. It is at the intersection of Nye Gade and Krystal Street, on the right when traveling north on Nye Gade. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: St Thomas VI 00802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is one of the Lesser Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pirate Treasure (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Thomas' Liberty Bell Reproduction (about 700 feet away); Landing of Virginia Settlers (about 700 feet away); 13 Wimmelskafts Gade (about 700 feet away); The Jacob H. S. Lind House (about 700 feet away); America's First Lady Addressed the People of St. Thomas (about 800 feet away); St. Thomas Community Bandmaster (about
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2022
2. St. Thomas Reformed Church Marker
Featured marker is on the left.
Also see . . .
1. History Timeline. Timeline of more than 500 years of Virgin Islands and church history, and a list of the church's many pastors through the years. (St. Thomas Reformed Church) (Submitted on March 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. St. Thomas Reformed Church. Interior and exterior photographs of the church taken by the American Historical Buildings Survey. (Library of Congress) (Submitted on March 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2022
3. St. Thomas Reformed Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
