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Crown of Thorns' Church 
Denomination Anglican Communion Churchmanship Anglicanism Website http://www.skhthorns.org/ Administration Diocese Western Kowloon Province Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Clergy Vicar(s) Rev. Jonathan Chee 
Lam Woo Memorial Secondary SchoolCrown of Thorns' Church (Chinese: 荊冕堂), located at 67 Texaco Road, is an anglican church in Hong Kong. It forms a parish in the Diocese of Western Kowloon under Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. The vicar of the parish is the Revd Jonathan CHEE, who is also the current General Secretary of the Diocese of Western Kowloon.
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Crown of Thorns
Main article: Crown of ThornsIn Christianity, the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion, was the woven chaplet of thorn branches worn by Jesus before his crucifixion. It is mentioned in the Gospels of Matthew (27:29), Mark (15:17), and John (19:2, 5) and is often alluded to by the early Christian Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and others.
John the Evangelist describes it thus (KJV, ch. 19):
“ Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! ” History
The Church was found in 1965[1]. The first vicar was the Most Revd Peter Kwong, the former Archbishop of Hong Kong.[1]
Educational institutions served by the Church
- SKH Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School
- SKH Chu Oi Primary School
- SKH Chu Yan Primary School
- SKH Ho Chak Wan Primary School
- SKH Tsing Yi Chu Yan Primary School
- SKH Tsing Yi Estate Ho Chak Wan Primary School
- SKH Yan Laap Memorial Primary School
- SKH Yan Laap Primary School
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Coordinates: 22°22′5.17″N 114°7′21.52″E / 22.3681028°N 114.1226444°E
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Province-level General Synod · Archbishop of Hong Kong · Paul Kwong · Peter Kwong · Bishop's House · Calendar of saints · Book of Common Prayer · The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two
Dioceses Western Kowloon (Bishop: Thomas Soo) · Eastern Kowloon (Bishop: Louis Tsui) · Hong Kong Island (Bishop: Paul Kwong)Diocese of Hong Kong Island St. John's Cathedral · St. Stephen's Church · St. Paul's Church · St. Mary's Church · St. James' Church · St. Lukes' Church · St. Matthew's Church · St. Peter's Church, North Point · Holy Nativity Church · St. Timothy's Church · Discovery Bay Church · Church of the Incarnation · St. Stephen's Church, Stanley · Grace Church · Emmanuel Church · Church of the Ascension, Hong KongDiocese of Eastern Kowloon Holy Trinity Cathedral · Christ Church · Holy Carpenter Church · Church of Good Shepherd · Calvary Church · St. Mark's Church · St. Barnabas' Church · Kindly Light Church · Church of The Holy Word · Church of Our Saviour · Holy Spirit Church · St. Titus' Church · Holy Wisdom Church · Resurrection Church · The Church of St. John the Baptist · The Church of Magnificat · Shatin Anglican Church · Kei Lok ChurchDiocese of Western Kowloon All Saints' Church · Crown of Thorns' Church · St. Andrew's Church · St. Thomas' Church · Kei Oi Church · St. Peter's Church (Castle Peak) · St. Matthias' Church · St. Joseph's Church · St. Philip's Church · Church of the Divine Love · The Church of the EpiphanyMissionary Area of Macau Taipa Mssion Church · U Wa Parish Centre · Morrison Chapel · St. Mark's Church, Macau · St. Paul's Church, MacauCategories:- Tsuen Wan District
- Anglican Diocese of Western Kowloon
- Anglican churches in Hong Kong
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