St. George's Episcopal Church

New York, United States

The original St. George's was a chapel built in 1752 by Trinity Church on Chapel Street (now Beekman Street) in Lower Manhattan, for the convenience of its congregants who lived on the east side of the city. That building had a columned portico, arched windows and a hexagonal steeple. In 1811 the congregation became independent, and in 1846-1856 they built a new church uptown, on very fashionable Stuyvesant Square.

The architects of the new church were Charles Otto Blesch and Leopold Eidlitz. The exterior design, attributed to Blesch, was influenced by the Rundbogenstil (round-arch style) Ludwigskirche in Munich and the plain hall churches of Germany. Eidlitz designed the interior spaces. He also designed the rectory, also known as the Henry Hill Pierce House, which was built in the early 1850s. The spires on each tower of the church were completed almost a decade after the remainder of the building.

The church was gutted by fire in 1865, and was rebuilt within the next two years. In 1889, more than twenty years after the church had been rebuilt, the spires on the two towers were removed.

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Founded: 1846
Category: Religious sites in United States

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Sharon Leigh (2 years ago)
St. George's Episcopal Church is a beautiful church with stained glass windows and a wonderful place to sit and meditate. Last week it was the holding area for a film I had the privilege to be a part of. We filmed across the street in the park and it was a beautiful two days. Loved the stained glass windows
Karin Rosner (3 years ago)
In this old, old giant space, you will hear preaching as big as the heavens, as deep as the oceans and as uplifting as the mountains. The St. George's community is warm and welcoming, and as multicultural as the mosaic that makes up NYC.
Waleska Cabrera (3 years ago)
I have been attending Calvary-St.George's since September 2020. St. George's is a beautiful church with the word of God that fills it every Sunday. The sermons push your faith deeper and wider and how much we need this throughout the pandemic. Add to it great clergy and music, this is a spiritual home.
David Holkeboer (3 years ago)
The meaning of the Gospel as truly Good News is made crystal clear each Sunday in this wonderful parish. All of the clergy are superb preacher-scholars who penetrate the Biblical text to reveal its truths, making it relevant and accessible. The glorious Anglican liturgy is done with simplicity, beauty and dignity, without affectation. The incomparable director of music assembles top-notch musicians to render an eclectic range of music which ever fails to illuminate and enhance the themes of the message of each service. Parishioners here are a diverse group of warm, loving people seeking God. I am so grateful to have found this place.
Albin M (3 years ago)
Because of the pandemic, I would have thought that church life and upkeeping the faith would be extra challenging. But the parish of Calvary St. George's seemingly seamlessly moved their operations virtually, making their service accessible to myself and countless others. They've grown a lot since I've joined only a year ago, but they're not a church that would allow that to get to their ego, or change their fundamental message. Which is to get the gospel right, before getting the gospel out. I've heard many sermons from many places over my life, but the message I get here is unique, and feels a blessing to hear. It carries with me through the week, it can't be helped -- it's hard not to crave coming back. The people who go there and also those who run the parish are some of the most naturally warm and welcoming types of people I've ever met. There's no doubt God works through this parish. I feel a real happiness to be here, and grateful to have found this place. Bonus, the music alone is worth absorbing and losing yourself in.
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