Christ Episcopal Church, Woodbury, New Jersey

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Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Church, Woodbury, NJ
39°50′21.7″N 75°9′17.2″W / 39.839361°N 75.154778°W / 39.839361; -75.154778Coordinates: 39°50′21.7″N 75°9′17.2″W / 39.839361°N 75.154778°W / 39.839361; -75.154778
LocationWoodbury, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
Websitechristchurch.woodburynj.org
History
StatusChurch
Founder(s)Rev. W.H. Norris
Dedication1856
ConsecratedSeptember 17, 1857[1]
Architecture
Functional statusActive
GroundbreakingJuly 1855[2]
Completed1856
Administration
DioceseNew Jersey
ProvinceProvince II
Clergy
Bishop(s)William H. Stokes

Christ Episcopal Church is an Anglo-Catholic Episcopal church in Woodbury, New Jersey. Founded in 1854,[1] the parish is part of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey and a member of the Anglican Communion.

The parish was established by the first Rector, the Reverend William Herbert Norris, at the direction of Bishop George Washington Doane; the church building was finished in 1856 and consecrated September 17, 1857.[1] In 1911, a fire in the undercroft of the church nearly caused the loss of the building; during the fire the women of the church rescued the altar cloth, bible, and Bishop's chair.[2] The Bishop's chair is still used for visiting bishops today.

The adjoining Parish House was renovated in 2018. In addition to serving as the assembly room for coffee hours and parish meetings, in the 1930s and 1940s it also served as the performance space for the Woodbury Sketch Club.[3]

The current rector is The Very Rev. Brian K. Burgess, who is also the current bishop-elect of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, Illinois.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Christ Church - Church History".
  2. ^ a b "A sacred history: Here are 15 of the oldest churches in NJ". nj.com. April 14, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sketch Club Players plan pop-up holiday show after exiting longtime Woodbury theater". November 22, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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