St Andrew's Church, Kowloon

St Andrew's Church Kowloon
Facade of St Andrew's Church
Location	138 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Country	China
Denomination	Anglican church, Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
Churchmanship	Anglican, Evangelical
Website	www.standrews.org.hk
History
Founded	13 December 1904
Consecrated	6 October 1906
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Listed Grade II historic building in Hong Kong
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Rev John Menear
Minister(s)	Rev Dale Hanson (Senior Associate Minister) Rev Dan Evers (Associate Minister) Rev Raymond Leung (Associate Minister) Rev Alex McCoy (Associate Minister)

Facade of St Andrew's Church

St Andrews c.1906

St Andrew's Church (Kowloon) Service times 2012

St Andrew's Church (Chinese: 聖安德烈堂) is located at 138 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a church of the Anglican (Sheng Kung Hui) Province of Hong Kong and in the Diocese of Western Kowloon.^[1] It is the oldest English speaking Protestant church in Kowloon. While St Andrew’s commenced its life as a church for the expatriate community, it is now an international church with 90% of those attending considering Hong Kong as their home.

Sunday Services

Sunday services are currently held at 8:30am, 9:45am, 11:30am and 5:00pm in English, and at 2:00pm in Mandarin (Putonghua). The Lord’s Supper (Holy Communion) is administered at the 8:30am service every Sunday. At all other services, it is administered on the second and fourth Sundays. Check the official website for the latest information.

History

The idea of building an Anglican church in Kowloon was first suggested in 1897 but no progress was made until 1904, when Sir Catchick Paul Chater offered HK$35,000 to finance the construction. The chosen site was next to a large garden area owned by Sir Paul, covering the area between Robinson Road (now Nathan Road) and Austin Road.

The church was designed by Alfred Bryer of Messrs. Leigh & Orange.^[2] Work began in November 1904, and was completed in 1906.^[3] The church was consecrated on 6 October 1906.^[4]

The war years since 1914 had been difficult for the church, many of the early congregation having come from the military bases on Kowloon, so had left for duty elsewhere, and the church was barely able to make its way financially.

From 1942 to 1944, the congregation of All Saints Mong Kok used St Andrew’s for services as their church was used as a rice store. They were allowed back to All Saints in late 1944, and took much of the furniture from St Andrew’s with them, saving it from destruction when the main church building was turned into a Shinto shrine early in 1945.^[5]

In December 1954, the 50th anniversary of the foundation laying in 1904 was marked at a service attended by the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, at which the Lych Gate and steps were inaugurated. The church organised its first Sunday school in 1947.

In 1978, St. Andrew's Christian Centre was built to replace the damaged church hall. The Centre now houses different Christian organisations.

In 1997 Hong Kong returned to China and St Andrew’s held special services on the Handover Sunday. The morning service “Our Transition and Hope” was broadcast on the BBC World Service. In the evening there was a reconciliation service with local Chinese churches.

The centenary refurbishment work on the churchreceived a UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards forCultural Heritage Conservation in 2006.^[6]

The church launched its “2020Vision” in 2009. Construction of the “Life Centre”, a new development in front of its heritage site began in 2010. On completion, it will have street level access on Nathan Road.

The Life Centre will house an auditorium of up to 830 seats with a lower floor amphitheatre and rooms for multi-purpose use featuring movable partition walls and changeable seating. Above the Life Centre will be a landscaped garden style retreat for use by both church members and the local community. The design has won a Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects Hong Kong Chapter in 2011.^[7]

Architectural Style

The church was designed by the architects Leigh & Orange in the Victorian Gothic style. It is built of red brick and granite, laid on rammed earth foundations. The bricks on the external walls are exposed and pointed with a lime-based mortar. Interior walls are rendered with raised mortar joints and painted to represent the underlying brick pattern.

The stained glass in the altar and baptismal windows is the original glass, dating from 1906, made by William Morris & Co. of Westminster, London. More contemporary Art Nouveau style coloured glass was installed later in the West window and upper nave windows. To commemorate the church’s centenary, two pictorial coloured glass windows were installed in the transepts.

The church’s bell tower used to have a tall spire which eventually had to be removed due to repeated structural damage from typhoons. The bells are the original carillon of 8 bronze tubular bells from Harrington’s of Coventry, England, installed in 1906.

Other heritage buildings in the church compound include the two-storey Old Vicarage built in 1909, the Amahs’ Quarters and Verger’s Cottage, built at around the same period. All three buildings are constructed in red brick with granite detailing. The ensemble of church buildings currently has Grade II historic building status.^[8]

References

↑ History of St Andrew's Church
↑ "From British Colonization to Japanese Invasion" . HKIA Journal (Issue No. 45: 50 years of Hong Kong Institute of Architects): 47. 2006.05.30.
↑ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade 1 Items. Item#42.
↑ 2006. St Andrews Church Centenary Celebration commemorative booklet
↑ Rodwell, Sally (1991). Historic Hong Kong: a visitor's guide. Odyssey. ISBN 978-962-217-212-8
↑ UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation: 2006 Awards Entries for Culture Heritage Conservation: China
↑ 2013. St Andrew’s Church Building on our Heritage brochure.
↑ Antiquities and Monuments Office: List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 6 November 2009)

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Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal))

Province-level	General Synod Archbishop of Hong Kong Paul Kwong Peter Kwong Bishop's House Calendar of saints Book of Common Prayer The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two

Dioceses	Western Kowloon (Bishop: Andrew Chan) Eastern Kowloon (Bishop: Timothy Kwok) Hong Kong Island (Bishop: Paul Kwong)

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Diocese of Eastern Kowloon	Holy Trinity Cathedral Christ Church Holy Carpenter Church Church of Good Shepherd Calvary Church St. Mark's Church St. Barnabas' Church Kindly Light Church Church of The Holy Word Church of Our Saviour Holy Spirit Church St. Titus' Church Holy Wisdom Church Resurrection Church The Church of St. John the Baptist The Church of Magnificat Shatin Anglican Church Kei Lok Church

Diocese of Western Kowloon	All Saints' Cathedral Crown of Thorns' Church St. Andrew's Church St. Thomas' Church Kei Oi Church St. Peter's Church (Castle Peak) St. Matthias' Church St. Joseph's Church St. Philip's Church Church of the Divine Love The Church of the Epiphany

Missionary Area of Macao	Taipa Mssion Church U Wa Parish Centre Morrison Chapel St. Mark's Church, Macao St. Paul's Church, Macao

Nathan Road, Kowloon

From south to north

Tsim Sha Tsui

Landmarks	The Peninsula Hotel ISQUARE Chungking Mansions Tung Ying Building Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre Kowloon Park Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard The ONE The Mira Hong Kong Miramar Arcade Former Kowloon British School St. Andrew's Church Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station

Intersections	Salisbury Road Middle Road Peking Road Mody Road Carnarvon Road Humphreys Avenue Haiphong Road Granville Road Kimberley Road Observatory Road Hillwood Road

Jordan

Landmarks	Shamrock Hotel Prudential Centre Garley Building Novotel Nathan Road Kowloon Hong Kong Nathan Hotel Eaton Hotel Hong Kong

Intersections	Austin Road Tak Shing Street Bowring Street Jordan Road Nanking Street Ning Po Street Cheong Lok Street Saigon Street Pak Hoi Street

Yau Ma Tei

Landmarks	Kowloon Central Post Office Sunbeam Commercial Building Bell House Ginza Square

Intersections	Gascoigne Road Kansu Street Wing Sing Lane Public Square Street Cliff Road Man Ming Lane Waterloo Road Pitt Street Dundas Street

Mong Kok

Landmarks	Sino Centre Hollywood Plaza King Wah Centre Bank Centre Grand Tower HSBC Mong Kok Building Argyle Centre Phase I Trade And Industry Department

Intersections	Changsha Street Soy Street Shantung Street Nelson Street Argyle Street Fife Street

Prince Edward

Landmarks	Pioneer Centre Golden Plaza Arcade Civic Triangle Old Kowloon Police Headquarters

Intersections	Bute Street Lai Chi Kok Road Arran Street Prince Edward Road Sporting Field Road Boundary Street Cheung Sha Wan Road

MTR stations

Yau Tsim Mong District

Coordinates: 22°18′07″N 114°10′21″E / 22.3019°N 114.1724°E / 22.3019; 114.1724

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