Protestant Methodist Church in Benin, Porto-Novo

#5 among attractions in Porto-Novo

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The Protestant Methodist Church in Benin was founded by Methodist missionary and colonial official in West Africa, Thomas Birch Freeman in 1843. He was sent by the Methodist Missionary Society in London. Freeman was the son of a freed slave. ()

Coordinates: 6°28'0"N, 2°36'0"E

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Porto-Novo Benin

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Protestant Methodist Church in Benin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal Palace, Great Mosque of Porto-Novo, Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum, National Library of Benin.

1.7 miE
Museum in a 19th-century ruler's palace
Royal Palace, Porto-Novo
45 min walk • The Royal Palace, also known as King Toffa's Palace and more recently Musée Honmé, is a former royal residence and today museum in Porto-Novo, Benin. It contains an example of an Alounloun and most displays are related to the King Toffa period.
1.8 miE
Mosque, Colonial architecture
Great Mosque of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
47 min walk • The Great Mosque of Porto-Novo is a mosque in Porto-Novo, Ouémé Department, Benin.
1.3 miE
Museum
Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum, Porto-Novo
33 min walk • The Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum is a museum in Porto-Novo, Benin. It was established in 1957 by the Dahomey Institute. It is operated by Alexandre Sènou Adandé, a noted ethnologist, who was chief archivist and librarian at the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire of Dakar from 1948 to 1960.
3.1 miN
Library
National Library of Benin, Porto-Novo
81 min walk • The National Library of Benin is the legal deposit library for Benin. Originally chartered in November 1975 and located in Ouidah, the library moved to a purpose built unit in the Ouando neighbourhood of Porto-Novo during the 1980s.
5.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Aglogbé, Porto-Novo
136 min walk • Aglogbé is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Adjarra.
5.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Malanhoui, Porto-Novo
136 min walk • Malanhoui is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Adjarra.
5.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Honvié, Porto-Novo
136 min walk • Honvié is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Adjarra.
6.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Ekpè, Cotonou
166 min walk • Ekpè is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Sèmè-Kpodji. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 34,917.
4.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Vakon, Porto-Novo
106 min walk • Vakon is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Akpro-Missérété.
5.1 miNE
Neighbourhood
Atchoukpa, Porto-Novo
131 min walk • Atchoukpa is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Avrankou.
5.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Médédjonou, Porto-Novo
136 min walk • Médédjonou is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Adjarra.