St. Mary's Episcopal Church, at 1307 Holmes Street in downtown

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, is an Episcopal church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. It is part of the Diocese of West Missouri. St. Mary's was the first

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church in Kansas City, established in 1857. The parish was founded as St. Luke's, and the name changed in the 1870s. It was sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence, Missouri. Prior to the construction of the building at 13th and Holmes, the congregation worshiped at several locations including a building at 8th and Walnut. The current Holmes Street building was built in 1887. The

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church was accepted into the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Gallery

File:High altar at St. Mary's Episcopal Church..JPG, The high altar in the church's nave File:Altar at St. Mary's Episcopal Church.JPG, View of the altar from the choir stall File:Chapel of the Immaculate Conception.JPG, Chapel of the Annunciation File:St. Mary's Episcopal Nave.JPG, The nave of St. St. Mary's Episcopal Church File:Reredos at St.Mary's Episcopal Church.JPG, The reredos behind the altar

References

External links

Official website: St. Mary's Episcopal Church
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