Grace Church (Kilmarnock, Virginia) facts for kids

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Facade
Location	303 South Main Street Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482
Country	United States
Denomination	Episcopal
Website	http://www.graceepiscopalkilmarnock.com
History
Founded	1852
Architecture
Style	Colonial
Years built	1855
Administration
Parish	Grace Episcopal Church, Kilmarnock
Diocese	Episcopal Diocese of Virginia

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 (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.

In 2017, the church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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