Top 14 Churches That Christians Visit On Their Christmas Trip To Dubai
List of churches in Dubai
Since about 80% of the residents of Dubai are expatriates, various churches have been built in this city so that they can worship in Dubai.
If you are a Christian like me and want to travel to Dubai during the Christmas or New Year holidays, it is better to benefit from my experience and get to know the best churches in Dubai so that you can spend Christmas Eve in these churches.
Top 14 churches that Christians visit on their Christmas trip to Dubai
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There are many churches in this city, but I will introduce you to only the best ones.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
The first church I visited on my trip to Dubai was St Mary’s Catholic Church. When I entered this church, I saw the Crucifixion of Jesus and paid my respects to it.
It is good to know that Mary Catholic Church was built in Dubai in 1967, and it is considered one of the oldest churches in this city. This church was rebuilt after20 years of its construction and has been used until today.
This church is one of the largest churches in Middle East and has a capacity of2000 people, so if you want to go to this church on Christmas day, don’t worry because it has enough capacity.
If you go to this church in the days close to Christmas, you will see Christmas decorations that add to the beauty of this church.
While I was in this church, I talked to various people and asked their opinions about this church, which you can read below:
If you want to go to this church on New Year’s Day, you should know that access to this church is very easy. To go to this church, just take the metro to Sharaf DG (red line) and get off at Oud Metha, and reach this church after 200 meters of walking.
Mass schedule of St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Contact number: +971-4-337-008
Address: 247 Oud Metha Road, Duba
Website: saintmarysdubai.org
Location: St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
This church was built at the end of 2001. I felt relaxed when I entered it. All the staff were polite and treated me with respect, which made me enjoy being in this church.
Free booklets are also given to children in this church, so it is better to go to this place with your children to learn more about the church.
The painting on the wall of this church is beautiful, and it is designed in such a way that St. Francis receives Jesus from the cross.
This church is located in Jebel Ali, and most of the people who live in this area are immigrants, so when you go to this church, you may see immigrants there.
Visitors review
When I talked to a person in this church, a visitor said:
This is one of the best churches in Dubai, but sometimes sewage odor comes out due to the air conditioner not working correctly.
Another visitor said:
This church is far from the busy streets of the city, and I enjoy its quietness.
Mass schedule of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
If you are looking for Christmas carols, you can visit this church on 9th December 2023 at 6.30 pm.
Phone number: +971-4-884-5251
Address: Jebel Ali, Dubai
Website: sfacja.org
Location: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Other churches in Dubai
In addition to the churches I introduced above, you can also visit the following churches in Dubai.
| St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church | King’s Revival Church International Dubai | St Thomas Orthodox Cathedral Dubai |
| Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral | Covenant Hope Church Dubai | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Holy Trinity Church | Maranatha Full Gospel Church | The United Christian Church of Dubai |
| CSI Parish | The Dubai City Church | Dubai Mar Thoma Parish Church |
In the end
Christmas is essential for us Christians, so it is better to spend Christmas Eve in one of the churches and do the Christmas ceremony.
If you want to travel to Dubai in December, I suggest you visit the Dubai churches because during Christmas, these churches become more beautiful.
In the end, I suggest you read the article “What’s The Weather Like In Dubai At Christmas” to get more information before traveling to this city.
