Saba Churches Offer Sublime Uncommon Photo-Op
One of the initial things that really struck me about Saba – the amazing array of Saba churches – was not altogether unexpected. Well before ever setting foot here, I wrote…
There are Anglican, Wesleyan and Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations as well, which is pretty amazing considering that less than 2,000 people live here.
That line was from a story on Saba’s St. Paul Conversion Church, which I’d become enamored with just in pictures. Seeing the many charming churches that dot this decidedly uncommon island in-person, though, raised my affection to a whole ‘nother level…
Wesleyan Holiness Church
The Wesleyan Holiness Church started in Saba back in 1902, but it wasn’t until 1919 that the structure pictured here actually welcomed its first parishioners. You can find it in The Bottom, Saba’s capital, about a stone’s throw from…
Sacred Heart Church
The first church I happened across in The Bottom, Sacred Heart was established in 1935. A light drizzle and a shroud of clouds, no doubt typical of the pronounced elevation that characterizes much of Saba, added a slight sense of mysticism here.
And here…
Saba Churches – Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity rests in Windwardside, Saba’s second-largest town. The elevation is higher, so the air is cooler; the clouds even more prevalent than down in The Bottom.
Speaking of The Bottom, that’s where you’ll find the church pictured at the head of this post. Known as Christ Church, it’s distinguished as Saba’s oldest church. The year most point to is 1777. Church records, however, indicate that the building was actually restored then following the hurricane of 1772.
No one really knows how old Christ Church really is.
Sadly, my trip to Saba was too quick to allow any exploration beyond The Bottom and Windwardside, leaving a number of other churches for me to discover on my next trip to this special island.
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