Country United States Rector David May | Denomination Episcopal Phone +1 804-435-1285 | |
Location 303 South Main StreetKilmarnock, Virginia 22482 Similar Historic Christ Church F, Trinity Episcopal Church, Saint Francis de Sales Ce, St Stephen's Episcopal, Christ Church Parish Ep | ||
Grace Church of Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Virginia is the largest rural Episcopal church in the Commonwealth.
History
The original brick building, the town's first church and now a chapel attached to the current church, was consecrated by assistant bishop John Johns in 1852. At that and some other times, Grace Church shared a single rector with historic Christ Church (Lancaster County, Virginia) (founded 1670), St. Mary's Church Whitechapel (founded 1669), and/or Trinity Church in Lancaster.
The current sanctuary was dedicated by Bishop Goodwin in 1959, and an arcade connects it with the old church, now a chapel. In 1988, Bishop Peter James Lee consecrated the enlarged Grace House. Further expansion occurred in 2002.
References
Grace Church (Kilmarnock, Virginia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA