It later became an outpost for pirates and today is home to many descendants of Puritans and African slaves, and also large numbers of more recent arrivals from mainland Colombia. Over a century after being claimed by Spain, the island was first settled in the 1630s by English Puritans. 2, 1896.Ī scenic overlook more than 100 feet up in the steeple offers some of the best views of San Andres. Ronald Hooker, and the church was dedicated on Feb. Parishioners carried the foundations on their backs from the port to one of the highest points on the island, a neighborhood known as the Hill, said Lastenia Herrera May, the wife of the current lead pastor, the Rev. First built in the late 19th century in Mobile, Alabama, and then moved to New York City, the white-walled church was disassembled and shipped to the island piece by piece. It kept growing, and a building made in the style of the large Anglican churches of Jamaica was ordered. Three years later the congregation began to meet nearby under a thatched hut.
Phillip Beekman Livingston (Jr.) in 1844.” Under the tree, a stone plaque commemorates the birth of the congregation: “Baptist work was established here by Rev.
“It’s like Marcus Garvey says,” quoting the Jamaica-born, early 20th-century Black nationalist: “‘A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.’ And this church has been a pillar.”
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