The neo-Gothic church was designed by Johann Felsko. The foundation stone was laid in 1857 and the church was consecrated on 26 July 1859 by Bishop Walter Trower. Church use was halted during the Soviet occupation, and in 1973 it became the home of the Riga Polytechnic Institute student club.[2][3]
After Latvia regained its independence in 1991, an English-speaking congregation was again formed under the guidance of Lutheran Pastor Arden Haug. In 1995 the Latvian-born Reverend Dr Juris Calitis became the pastor of a growing congregation. Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga was installed as priest-in-charge in October 2014, succeeding Cālītis.[4] Elīza Zikmane became chaplain in 2020.[5]
The church operates a soup kitchen for homeless people in the undercroft,[6] and supports a club for the elderly (Senioru klubs).
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saviour, church, riga, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, febr. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources St Saviour s Church Riga news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message St Saviour s Church Latvian Anglikanu Sv Pestitaja baznica is a congregation of the Church of England in Riga Latvia Its parish church is located at Anglikanu iela 2 1 This is to the north of the old town centre Vecriga close to Riga Castle and the banks of the Daugava River St Saviour s Church RigaReligionAffiliationChurch of EnglandDistrictDiocese in EuropeLeadershipThe Reverend Eliza ZikmaneYear consecrated1859LocationLocationRiga LatviaGeographic coordinates56 56 59 N 24 06 07 E 56 949714 N 24 101919 E 56 949714 24 101919ArchitectureArchitect s Johann FelskoTypeChurchStyleVictorian GothicCompleted1859MaterialsBrickWebsiteAnglican Church in RigaThe neo Gothic church was designed by Johann Felsko The foundation stone was laid in 1857 and the church was consecrated on 26 July 1859 by Bishop Walter Trower Church use was halted during the Soviet occupation and in 1973 it became the home of the Riga Polytechnic Institute student club 2 3 After Latvia regained its independence in 1991 an English speaking congregation was again formed under the guidance of Lutheran Pastor Arden Haug In 1995 the Latvian born Reverend Dr Juris Calitis became the pastor of a growing congregation Jana Jeruma Grinberga was installed as priest in charge in October 2014 succeeding Calitis 4 Eliza Zikmane became chaplain in 2020 5 The church operates a soup kitchen for homeless people in the undercroft 6 and supports a club for the elderly Senioru klubs Historical records are held in London Metropolitan Archives 7 The west door From the east Church interior Window at St Saviour sReferences edit Church Locations Europe anglican org Retrieved 13 February 2022 1859 gada 26 julija Riga iesveta Anglikanu baznicu La lv Retrieved 13 February 2022 anglikanisms Latvija Anglicanism in Latvia Latvian National Encyclopedia in Latvian Retrieved 13 February 2022 Hamid David 2014 11 10 Eurobishop St Saviour s Riga welcomes its new Priest in Charge Eurobishop blogspot co uk Retrieved 2020 03 03 Chaplains Anglicanriga lv Retrieved 13 February 2022 Our Activities Anglicanriga lv Retrieved 30 September 2017 British Church Riga Aim25 ac uk Retrieved 13 February 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anglican church in Riga Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Saviour 27s Church Riga amp oldid 1217109170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
