The Founding of Christ Church

In 1925 a small group began meeting on Sunday mornings for Christian worship. Among those ministering to the spiritual needs of this group was Frederick Eve, a layman who served from 1925 until 1929. He and other laymen (Stanley Kay-Parry and Arthur G. Edmonds) also served the many West Indians then entering the country, by maintaining services at an Anglican Mission. Early in 1930 the need for a regular Church building was apparent. An appeal for subscriptions met with a ready response, and within the year Christ Church was built. First used for worship on Christmas Day, 1930, it was dedicated two years later by Dr. Anstey, Bishop of Trinidad.

At first services continued to be conducted by laymen. In October, 1932, the Rev. J.L. Robinson, formerly Chaplain in the Trinidad Oilfields and in the Royal Navy, became the Chaplain in Maracaibo. In December 1934 he was succeeded by S.Kay-Parry, one of the founders of the Church, who had since been ordained and who continued to serve as Chaplain until April 1951.