St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Circleville, Ohio)

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location= 129 W. Mound St. Circleville, Ohio
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 35
lat_seconds = 59
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 82
long_minutes = 56
long_seconds = 50
long_direction = W
locmapin = Ohio
area =
built =1866
architect= Jacob Orman; Howell and Thomas
architecture= Gothic, Tudor Revival
added = May 15, 1986
governing_body = Private
refnum=86001064cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

St. Philip's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 129 West Mound Street in Circleville, Ohio. The first Episcopal service in Circleville was held on May 26, 1817, by the Rev. Philander Chase, who in 1819 became the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. The stone church building was built in 1866 in a combine Gothic and Tudor Revival style and was consecrated in 1868. On May 15, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Saint Philip's Episcopal Church. It is also known as the Little Church on the Mound, the mound being "Mount Gilboa".cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] [ [http://stphilipscircleville.ipower.com/history.htm St. Philip's Episcopal Church history] ]

St. Philip's today is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio. The Rev. Phillip J. Harris is the current rector. [ [http://stphilipscircleville.ipower.com/clergy.htm St. Philip's Episcopal Church clergy] ]

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External links

* [http://www.stphilipscircleville.org/ St. Philip's Episcopal Church website]