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Grace Reformed Episcopal Church is a historic church in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Founded and built in 1910, it is a parish of the
Grace Reformed Episcopal Church was founded in 1910 as the result of a split in St. John's Episcopal Church in Havre de Grace. The church was received into the New York and Philadelphia Synod of the REC in June 1910. The cornerstone was laid that year, and the small church at 560 Fountain Street was completed in time for Christmas Day services on December 25, 1910.
The church has been expanded and renovated over its history. A 1,500-pound bell was donated in 1911., that the daughters also presented a bell weighing 1,500 lbs to Grace Reformed Episcopal Church.In 1915, a lightning strike to the steeple ignited wooden rafters and caused "considerable damage" to the church. The reconstruction deepened the chapel and added a choir and vestry room. The parish hall was built in 1916 and dedicated in 1917.
In 1950, the rectory was built next door, and in 1961, a two-story education building was added. Renovations in 1984 saw the installation of kneelers, refurbishment of the sanctuary and the addition of air conditioning. Among the church's notable members in the 20th century was G. Arnold Pfaffenbach, a Maryland state delegate in the 1930s. Pfaffenbach donated the church's pulpit in 1948 in memory of his mother.
Grace REC website
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Reformed Episcopal Church
The Reformed Episcopal Church (REC) is an Anglican church of evangelical Episcopalian heritage. It was founded in 1873 in New York City by George David Cummins, a former bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The REC is a founding member ...
's Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
The Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with the Convocation of Eastern Canada, formerly known as the New York and Philadelphia Synod, is a founding jurisdiction of the Reformed Episcopal Church in 1873 and, more recently, a founding dioces ...
and a contributing property to the Havre de Grace Historic District.
History
Grace Reformed Episcopal Church was founded in 1910 as the result of a split in St. John's Episcopal Church in Havre de Grace. The church was received into the New York and Philadelphia Synod of the REC in June 1910. The cornerstone was laid that year, and the small church at 560 Fountain Street was completed in time for Christmas Day services on December 25, 1910.
The church has been expanded and renovated over its history. A 1,500-pound bell was donated in 1911., that the daughters also presented a bell weighing 1,500 lbs to Grace Reformed Episcopal Church.In 1915, a lightning strike to the steeple ignited wooden rafters and caused "considerable damage" to the church. The reconstruction deepened the chapel and added a choir and vestry room. The parish hall was built in 1916 and dedicated in 1917.
In 1950, the rectory was built next door, and in 1961, a two-story education building was added. Renovations in 1984 saw the installation of kneelers, refurbishment of the sanctuary and the addition of air conditioning. Among the church's notable members in the 20th century was G. Arnold Pfaffenbach, a Maryland state delegate in the 1930s. Pfaffenbach donated the church's pulpit in 1948 in memory of his mother.
Architecture
TheMaryland Historical Trust
The Maryland Historical Trust is an agency of Maryland Department of Planning and serves as the Maryland State Historic Preservation Office. The agency serves to assist in research, conservation, and education, of Maryland's historical and cultural ...
survey form for Grace REC's inclusion in the Maryland Index of Historic Properties describes a " ick church, one story," with three bays by four bays. The belfry is located in the northwest corner, and the church has a hipped roof
A hip roof, hip-roof or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope (although a tented roof by definition is a hipped roof with steeply pitched slopes rising to a peak). Thus, ...
with a ridgeline running north to south. The " ndows have Gothic arch shape ith
The Ith () is a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands which is up to 439 m high. It lies about 40 km southwest of Hanover and, at 22 kilometres, is the longest line of crags in North Germany.
Geography
Location
The Ith is immediatel ...
Tiffany glass
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In 2010, the church received an award from the Havre de Grace Historic Preservation Commission.
References
External links
Grace REC website
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