![]() Although visually the exterior is in the spirit of Mawlamyine’s colonial past, the exceptional use of teak wood in the construction of its outstanding truss and roof arrangement and customized furnishings link directly to regional traditions and crafts expertise. The existing building, the third in the church’s history, is an English-influenced, Gothic Revival design started in 1907 and completed in 1924. ![]() On a larger scale Judson’s translation of the Bible into Myanmar language and the country’s first Myanmar-English dictionary, still used today, are lasting impressions of his presence. The hospitals, schools, and churches are a reflection of more than a century of cultural exchange. Well beyond the issues of religious conversion, the Judson experience in Burma nurtured an environment that has profound effects on Mawlamyine today. The original First Baptist Church in Mawlamyine, Mon State, was constructed in 1827 by Adoniram Judson, an American missionary who spent nearly 40 years in Myanmar (Burma) in the early nineteenth century. ![]() About the First Baptist Church of Mawlamyine
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