Kawaiaha`o Church

Kawaiaha`o Church

Church
Hawaii
19th Century
Missionaries
Christianity
Monarchy

When missionaries first arrived in Hawaii they were granted land for their residence, this would include their place of worship and in this instance the Kawaiaha’o Church, as shown in the photographic source. On July 21, 1842 the Church was complete and saw 4,000-5,000 worshippers at service, including King Kamehameha III who contributed to funding the church and contributed to attendance of services. The church was greatly used for prayer, marriages, christenings and burials of many missionaries, it was greatly used by worshippers within Hawaii and royalty. In 1850 a clock tower was made in memory of King Kamehameha III by the Howard & Davis Clock Makers of Boston, Massachusetts. This showed how successful the missionaries were in Hawaii and the importance of Royal family in this missionary movement.

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Hawaii History Gallery

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1842

Sotira Eren

Hawaii History

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Visual - photograph

19th century Hawai'i