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*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/moravian+church+suriname/@5.8119347,-55.1948353,14z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Methodist churches in Suriname'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/moravian+church+suriname/@5.8119347,-55.1948353,14z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Methodist churches in Suriname'''] | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
The mission in Suriname started from Hernnhut (Germany) in 1735 and was continued after 1928 from Zeist in the Netherlands. Mission among the American Indians began in 1748 and continued later among the (African) slaves and the bush negroes (fugitive slaves). After 1835 several congregations were established in various parts of the country. Mission among the East Indians (Hindustanis) began in 1873 and among the Javanese in 1909. As several members of the Moravian Church in Suriname emigrated to the Netherlands Antilles and the Netherlands, especially after the second world war, the church in Suriname is also working in the Netherlands Antilles. In 1963 the church became an autonomous province of the Moravian Church, with its own synod meeting every three years. The provincial elders conference, the governing body of the community, is assisted by two other boards, one for church affairs and the other for mission affairs.<ref>"Moravian Church in Suriname", "World Council of Churches", https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/moravian-church-in-suriname, accessed 14 March 2020.</ref> | |||
='''Pentecostal Church Records'''= | ='''Pentecostal Church Records'''= | ||
==Writing for Records== | ==Writing for Records== | ||