Ermita in Manila in Metropolitan Manila First District, Metro Manila, Philippines — Southeast Asia
Cosmopolitan Church
Photographed by I.G.V.Atajar, January 1, 2003
1. Cosmopolitan Church Marker
Itinatag bilang Cosmopoilta Student Church sa ilalim ng Pihlippine Methodist Church, Marso 1933. Itinalaga sa pook na ito, 1936. Kanlungan at sentro ng gawain ng mga kasapi ng simbahang lihim na kabilang sa kilusang gerilya, 1942-1944. Inokupahan ng mga hapon, Setyembre 1944. Muling ipinatayo matapos masunong noong Labanan ng Maynila, 1945. Isa sa mga simbahang nagtatag ng United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), 1948. Inialay ang bagong santuaryo, 14 Disyembre 1956. Pinagdausan ng "Wednesday Forum" para sa talakayang pangdemokrasya, 1973 at ng "Executive Session" ng 22 Senador ng Filipinas, 28 Agosto 1987.
Built as Cosmopolitan Student Church under the Philippine Methodist Church, March 1933. Erected on this site, 1936. Birthplace and center of activities for underground movements and guerrillas, 1942-1944. Occupied by the Japanese, September 1944. Reconstructed after it was destroyed by fire during the Battle for Manila, 1945. One of the churches that started the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), 1948. New sanctuary opened in December
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Erected 2005 by National Historical Institute.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 14° 34.689′ N, 120° 59.24′ E. Marker is in Manila, Metro Manila, in Metropolitan Manila First District. It is in Ermita. It can be reached from Taft Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1430 Taft Ave, Manila, Metro Manila 1000, Philippines. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in Southeast Asia, in the Malay Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, in North Pacific, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Philippine General Hospital (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Associacion Feminista Filipina (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Central United Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Plaza Olivia Salamanca (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Ang Simbahan ng Nuestra Seρora de Guia (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Church of San Vicente de Paul (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas / National Library of the Philippines (approx. 0.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manila.
Photographed by I.G.V.Atajar, January 1, 2003
2. Cosmopolitan Church
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