Church gets land in the Brac
Saint George’s Anglican Church, of Courts Road, George Town, Grand Cayman has acquired land in Cayman Brac.
The land is located in a new subdivision on the Bluff developed by the Ryan family in an area known as “Little Coconut Tree”.
A major project this year has been the move to acquire funds to buy a plot of land in Cayman Brac to begin to establish the church’s physical presence on the island.
The establishment of the Anglican Communion mission in Cayman Brac has been a passion of the Lord Bishop. This effort culminated with the consecration of the land by the Lord Bishop, Rt. Rev Dr. Alfred Reid on November 12th on the occasion of his final visit to the cure as Lord Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The Rector, the Venerable Hollis P. Lynch is to be commended for his persistence in making this project become a reality.
The Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, cognisant of its mandate and responsibility for the work of the Church in all three Cayman Islands, has facilitated worship services in Cayman Brac since 1984 following the appointment of a full time Priest resident in Grand Cayman.
Services were infrequent at times and were also impacted by inter-island travel schedules.
Nevertheless the commitment to establish a presence on Cayman Brac was made in the same year (1984) when a Cayman Brac member donated a parcel of land which was to become the venue of a Sanctuary.
However this parcel of land remained undeveloped and in 2008 was returned to the donor upon request.
Reflecting the passion of the Lord Bishop, a fresh initiative, spearheaded by Archdeacon Hollis Peter Lynch, Rector was therefore more recently launched resulting in today’s celebrations.
Archdeacon Lynch recommended the selection of the land for purchase.
The funds for this purchase were raised in honour of a few recently deceased Church leaders including the late Canon Weeville M. Gordon, former Rector, and Bro. John Elliott, Trustee.
It is expected that, in due time, plans will be developed to erect suitable facilities on this site to serve the future needs of the Church as well as those of the wider Cayman Brac community.
