Christ Church, Greenwich
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| Christ Church, Greenwich | |
|---|---|
 Christ Church, Greenwich | |
 Christ Church, Greenwich | |
| 41°02′10″N 73°37′07″W / 41.0362°N 73.6186°W | |
| Location | 254 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Country | United States of America |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church (United States) |
| Website | christchurchgreenwich |
| History | |
| Founded | 1749 |
| Consecrated | 1 June 1910 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1910 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Connecticut |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Rev. Marek Zabriskie |
| Priest | The Rev. Tim Hamlin · The Rev. Suzy Post · The Rev. Terry Elsberry |
| Deacon | The Rev. Dn. Susie McNiff |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Jamie Hitel |
| Organist | Jonathan Vaughn |
Christ Church, Greenwich, is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Connecticut, United States, located in the Putnam Hill Historic District along the Boston Post Road (U.S. Route 1) as it passes through Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut.[1] The parish was established in 1749, and the current church building dates from 1910. The church runs a number of programs and courses and is also known for its choirs.[2]
The church reported 1,966 members in 2015 and 1,797 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the congregation in 2024 was $2,593,727 with average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 427.[3]
Anglican worship in Greenwich dates from 1705, when the first Church of England mission was established in the town with the help of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts and the first services were conducted in a private home by the Rev. George Muirson, rector of nearby Grace Church in Rye, New York. Following the appointment of the Rev. Ebenezer Dibblee as missionary to Stamford and Greenwich in 1748, the congregation constructed a small wooden chapel, known as the Horseneck Chapel, on Putnam Hill. Services were held there until the chapel was destroyed in a gale in 1821.[2][4]
A new chapel was built on the other side of Putnam Avenue (on the site of the present church) and consecrated in 1834. It was replaced by a larger church in 1857, and again in 1910 when the present building was completed.[2][4]
Buildings and architecture
The Christ Church campus comprises the church, chapel, parish hall, bookshop, nursery school and various administrative offices and other rooms.[1]
The church, built of stone in the Gothic Revival style, features a square tower with battlements and pinnacles, and stained glass windows.[4]
In 1839 a three acre plot of land was acquired next to the church for a cemetery.[2]
The parsonage was built in 1843 and replaced in 1997.[2]