- Christ Church (Stevensville, Maryland)
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Christ ChurchChrist Church, seen after its restoration
Location: East Main Street, Stevensville, Maryland Coordinates: 38°58′50″N 76°18′52″W / 38.98056°N 76.31444°WCoordinates: 38°58′50″N 76°18′52″W / 38.98056°N 76.31444°W Built: 1880 Architect: Smith,John Architectural style: Queen Anne Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 79003268
[1]Added to NRHP: July 24, 1979 Christ Church refers to both an Episcopal parish currently located in Matapeake, Maryland and the historic church building located in the Stevensville Historic District in Stevensville, Maryland, which the parish occupied from 1880 to 1995, and that is now a Lutheran church. Christ Church Parish was one of the original 30 Anglican parishes in the Province of Maryland.
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History
The Christ Episcopal Church of Kent Island is recognized as the state's oldest Christian congregation. It was founded in 1632 by the Reverend Richard James,[2] one year after Kent Island was founded by William Claiborne, and two years before settlers arrived at St. Clement's Island. The parish has used at least six buildings during its history.[2] The church's original location was at Kent Fort. It moved to Broad Creek in 1652[3], and was rebuilt there in 1712 and again in 1826. The church moved again to Stevensville in 1880 as activity shifted there from Broad Creek, and to its current location in Matapeake in 1995 due to the need for a larger building. Of the six buildings, only the 1880 and 1995 buildings are standing today. The 1880 building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [4] Today, Christ Church is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton and owns and operates Camp Wright, a summer camp in Matapeake, which serves as the diocesan camp. The historic building is now the principal church of the Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church.
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Historical marker near the entrance to Broad Creek Cemetery [1]
- ^ http://www.crabdeck.com/historic%20sites.htm
- ^ "Christ Church". Maryland Historical Trust. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=543&COUNTY=Queen%20Annes&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Queen%20Annes. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
External links
- Christ Lutheran Church - ALCC - Website of the Lutheran congregation now owning the historic Christ Church building.
- Historic Christ Church, Stevensville - Historic Sites Consortium of Queen Anne's County
- Christ Church, Queen Anne's County, Inventory No.: QA-212, including photo in 1979, at Maryland Historical Trust website
National Register of Historic Places in Queen Anne's County, Maryland Historic districts Historic properties Bachelor's Hope | Bishopton | Bloomingdale | Bowlingly | Capt. John H. Ozmon Store | Captain's Houses | Centreville Armory | Chester Hall | Christ Church | Churchill Theater | Content | Cray House | Dudley's Chapel | Female Seminary | Friendship | Hawkins Pharsalia | Jackson Collins House | John Embert Farm | Keating House | Kennersley | Lansdowne | Legg's Dependence | Lexon | MYSTERY | Mattapax | Readbourne | Reed's Creek Farm | St. Andrew's Episcopal Chapel | St. Luke's Church | St. Peter's Church | Stevensville Bank | Stratton | Thomas House | Wilton | Wye Mill
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