Saint Mary's Church, Hamilton Village
Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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St. Mary’s Church, Hamilton Village, is an Episcopal Church located on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It calls itself the Episcopal Church at Penn to emphasize its campus ministry.[1] The parish is part of the American Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Pennsylvania. The church reported 226 members in 2022 and 100 members in 2023.[2]
| St. Mary’s Church Hamilton Village The Episcopal Church at Penn | |
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Saint Mary's Church in 2007, with University of Pennsylvania dormitories in the background. | |
 St. Mary’s Church Hamilton Village The Episcopal Church at Penn | |
| 39.9524°N 75.2019°W | |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Website | St. Mary's Church website |
| History | |
| Dedication | Mary (mother of Jesus) |
| Consecrated | May 31, 1890 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Three |
| Diocese | Pennsylvania |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Emily Zimbrick-Rogers |
The church is a remnant of the Hamilton Village[3] neighborhood that existed in West Philadelphia before it was subsumed by the University.[4] The land was given to the church by the Hamilton family for whom the town was named.[3]
History
The building dates from 1872 and the parish hall from 1896.[citation needed] During the mid-19th century the parish became a focal point for the Anglo-Catholic movement, which the Rector and congregation supported.[citation needed] St. Mary's played a leading role in supporting African-American civil rights, the anti-war movement of the Vietnam era, women's ordination within the Episcopal Church, and the lesbian/gay community's quest for full acceptance.[5]
