The Churches Complex in
Jebel Ali Village,
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates, is an area for a number of churches and temples of different
religious denominations, especially
Christian denomination
A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worsh ...
s.
It is located immediately to south of the
Al Muntazah
Al Muntazah is a supermarket chain in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is believed to be the biggest supermarket chain in the kingdom. Al Muntazah Markets is the subsidiary of Almeer Group which was founded in 1905.
In 1984, the Almeer Group opened t ...
residential neighbourhood complex.
Churches and temples
Churches and temples in the complex include:
*
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
* Christ Church Jebel Ali
Anglican Church.
*
Dubai Evangelical Church Centre
The United Christian Church of Dubai (UCCD) is an evangelical church. First established in 1962 as a fellowship of expatriate workers in the Emirate, 1,000 people from over 50 nationalities attend the weekly services.
History
1970–1990
In 1977 ...
(DECC)
* St Mina Copts Orthodox Church
*
The Mar Thoma Parish church
* Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral
* Archdiocese Of Roum
Orthodox Church
* Gurunanak Darbar Dubai
Sikh
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Temple
* New
Hindu
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Temple
Gallery
File:St Francis of Assisi Church, Jebel Ali Village, Dubai.jpg, St Francis of Assisi Church
File:St Francis of Assisi Church entrance, Jebel Ali Village, Dubai.jpg, St Francis of Assisi Church entrance
File:St Francis of Assisi Church stained glass window 1.jpg, St Francis of Assisi Church stained glass window
File:Dubai Evangelical Church Center.jpg, Dubai Evangelical Church Centre (DECC)
File:The Mar Thoma Church, Jebel Ali Village, Dubai.jpg, The Mar Thoma Parish Church
File:Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral, Jebel Ali Village, Dubai.jpg, Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral
File:Gurunanak Darbar Dubai, Jebel Ali Village.jpg, Gurunanak Darbar Dubai Sikh Temple
Location and transport
The Churches Complex is close to the
Ibn Battuta Mall to the north. The nearest
Dubai Metro station is the
Energy metro station on the
Red Line to the west. Both are connected to the complex by the F44 feeder bus service.
References
External links
*
Year of establishment missing
*Churches Complax
Geography of Dubai
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