Moriah Moravian Church

VISION STATEMENT: A Church - Transformed, United, Victorious in Christ

MISSION STATEMENT: By the grace of God, we seek to be faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ; without distinction, we use all that we possess to call all peoples to the truth of the Gospel through worship, evangelism, discipleship and service.

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: Eight (8) islands in the Eastern Caribbean - Antigua, Barbados, St. Croix, St. John, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Tobago, Trinidad.

The Unitas Fratrum, or Moravian Church, is that branch of the Christian Church which began its distinct life at Kunvald in Bohemia (today in the Czech Republic) in the year 1457, linked to Johann Hus. From its first mission in St. Thomas in 1732, the Moravian Church spread into many other islands of the Caribbean including Tobago in 1790. Local churches include:
. The Montgomery Moravian Church, Bethel (1790)
. The Moriah Moravian Church, Moriah (1840)
. The Spring Gardens Moravian Church, Spring Gardens (1851)
. The Bon Accord Moravian Church, Bon Accord (1861)
. The Black Rock Moravian Church, Black Rock (1869)
. The Bethesda Moravian Church, Bethesda (1874)

The Moravian Church was one of the first organized religious bodies to establish primary and secondary schools for slaves in the West Indies. It was not until 1890 that a Moravian mission also started work in Trinidad.