Gedikpaşa Armenian Protestant Church
Changes After Construction:
- In the 1880s, land was purchased for the present building; because the construction permit was delayed, an unlicensed wooden chapel was used on the parcel for a period.
- For a time, worship continued in the chapel inside the “Bible House” building on Fincancılar Yokuşu.
- With the permit dated 1911, construction of the present church building (and the school building later moved there) began.
- After the First World War, the church was opened for worship in 1921.
Prominent Features:
- The church belongs to the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey.
- In the sources, the building is referred to as the “Armenian Bible (Protestant) Church.”
- The complex is located within a walled courtyard; the parcel is described as lying between Gedikpaşa Avenue and Bali Paşa Slope.
- The establishment of the Protestant Armenian community in Gedikpaşa is dated to 1850.
