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First Church Of Chiang Mai
The First Church of Chiang Mai is a Redundant church, redundant Protestantism, Presbyterian church in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Situated in the city centre on the east bank of the Ping River, and completed in 1891, it was the first church to be built in Northern Thailand, Northern Siam. History The church traces its history back to 1867 when Daniel McGilvary, an American Bible Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian missionary, arrived in Chiang Mai and founded the Laos Mission, the first Protestant mission to be established in Northern Siam. The following year, a piece of land was given to McGilvary by Kawilorot Suriyawong, the ruler of Chiang Mai, on the east bank of the Ping River where McGilvary built a temporary mission dwelling with a thatched roof which he used for Sunday worship. Later, this was replaced by larger house which held 200 worshippers, but as the congregation grew he was forced to hold services at the adjacent, unfinished girls' mission school, which later became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, second largest city in Thailand. It is north of Bangkok in a mountainous region called the Thai highlands and has a population of approximately 127,000 within the city municipality, as of 2023. However, the greater urban area, which includes surrounding districts such as Hang Dong, San Sai, and Saraphi, forms a metropolitan region with an estimated population exceeding 1 million. At the provincial level, Chiang Mai had a projected population of 1.8 million in 2023, according to Thailand's National Statistical Office. Chiang Mai (meaning "new city" in Thai) was founded in 1296 as the new capital of Lan Na, succeeding the former capital, Chiang Rai. The city's location on the Ping River (a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River) and its proximity to major trading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
