The Church of Our Saviour, located at 65 East Holister Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of

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, is a parish of the

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. The parish's historic stone church was built in 1877 in the

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style. Our Saviour was founded by wealthy residents of the once-affluent suburb of Mount Auburn, about north of downtown. Cincinnati annexed Mount Auburn in 1849. The congregation has, in recent generations, worked for

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and since the early 1970s, the Church of Our Saviour has also been intentionally open and affirming towards its

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and

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members. For 20 years, Cincinnati's

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used facilities at the church for worship and other activities. Recently the congregation has reached out to the Latino community, offering bilingual Mass and services to communities of recent immigrants. The first Head Start program in Mount Auburn began at the church, as did the Mount Auburn Community Council, the Bethany House (a shelter for homeless mothers and children) in the

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, and AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati (AVOC). The church draws active members from as far away as

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and

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External links

Church of Our Saviour website

Church of Our Saviour "takin' it to the streets" - street ministry
Episcopal churches in Ohio Churches in Cincinnati {{Ohio-church-stub

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