Crown of Thorns' Church (Cantonese: , Yale: ), located at 67 Texaco Road, the New Territories, is an Anglican church in Hong Kong. It forms a parish in the Diocese of Western Kowloon under Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. The vicar of the parish is Jonathan Chee, who is also the current General Secretary of the Diocese of Western Kowloon.
Crown of Thorns
In Christianity, the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion, was the woven chaplet of thorn branches worn by Jesus before his crucifixion. It is mentioned in the Gospels of Matthew (Matthew 27:29), Mark (Mark 15:17), and John (John 1919:2, 5) and is often alluded to by the early Christian Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and others.
John the Evangelist describes it thus (KJV, ch. 19):
History The Church was found in 1965.40th anniversary magazine The first vicar was Peter Kwong, the former Archbishop of Hong Kong.
Educational institutions served by the Church SKH Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School SKH Chu Oi Primary School SKH Chu Yan Primary School SKH Ho Chak Wan Primary School SKH Tsing Yi Chu Yan Primary School SKH Tsing Yi Estate Ho Chak Wan Primary School SKH Yan Laap Memorial Primary School SKH Yan Laap Primary School
See also
Anglicanism Diocese of Western Kowloon Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
References
External links
SKH Crown of Thorns' Church