Country Thailand Founded 1949 Phone +66 2 256 6422 | Denomination Roman Catholic Functional status Active Status Parish church | |
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Location Ruamrudee Lane
Witthayu Rd
Pathum Wan District, Bangkok 10330 Website www.holyredeemerbangkok.net Address 123/15 RUAM RUDI LANE 5, Witthayu Rd., Lumpinee,, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok Founder Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Similar Assumption Cathedral - Bangkok, Holy Rosary Church, Rock Around Asia Art G, Immaculate Conception Church - B, Church of Santa Cruz Profiles | ||
Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok, Thailand is a Roman Catholic church established by the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. (also known as the Redemptorists). It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok, part of the province of Thailand
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Location
The church is located in Soi Ruamrudee, off Phloen Chit BTS Station, close to the foreign embassy district in the city.
Liturgy
The church celebrates mass daily with separate services in Thai and English. The musical elements of the services are provided by an electronic organ and the participation of the congregation.
History
The Parish of Holy Redeemer was established by the Redemptorists in 1949., with the church itself being built in 1954. It is built in the traditional Thai architectural style
Community
Its location in the city lends itself to a large congregation catering to local and international parishioners from many different cultures and walks of life. It also draws many of its congregation from the Klong Toey slums.
Schools
The Redemptorists, with the support of expatriate parishioners, founded the Ruamrudee International School in 1957. The school is now located in Minburi and has grown to have a student population of approximately 1300. It grew from the original Thai-medium school, Holy Redeemer School, which remains on the parish property. Ruamrudee follows the American curriculum and uses English as its medium of instruction while Holy Redeemer follows the local curriculum.
Marriage preparation
The parish has a well-established marriage preparation program (Pre-Cana instruction) and serves as the main centre for Roman Catholic parishes in Bangkok to send couples for marriage preparation.
Food outreach program
The church supports a Food Outreach Program that aims to help people who are asylum seekers, mostly from Pakistan with others from Sri Lanka, Palestine and Syria. Started in 2009, it now supports more than 400 families each month
Social outreach
The Thailand Redemptorists have also developed numerous other community-based programs or institutions, including: