St. Paul Church, New Julfa

Church of St. Paul
Religion
Affiliation	Anglican Communion, Church Mission Society
Status	Active
Location
Location	New Julfa, Iran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	32.63061996°N 51.6499123°E / 32.63061996; 51.6499123
Architecture
Style	Persian
Completed	1875 [1]

Church of St. Paul, is an Anglican church in New Julfa, Iran. It is located in Kocher neighbourhood of New Julfa, next to St. Nerses Church.

History

Church Missionary Society (CMS) was active in Persia from 1869, when the Revd. Robert Bruce established a mission station here in New Julfa. [2] It is currently one of four active Anglican churches in Iran, the others are St. Paul Church [fa] in Tehran, St. Simon the Zealot Church in Shiraz and St. Luke Church in Isfahan. [3]

See also

• Christianity in Iran
• Anglican Diocese of Iran

References

1. Մինասյան Լ., Նոր Ջուղայի եկեղեցիները, Նոր Ջուղա, 1992
2. "The New Mission to Persia". Church Mission Society Periodicals.
3. "The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association". jmeca.org.uk.