Grace Church celebrates 175 years!
Grace Episcopal Church celebrated the 175th anniversary of its 1849 founding on August 10-1, 2024. Members planned events to will honor the history of the Parish and its contributions to the Bath community. The Rev. Misty Kiwak Jacobs, Grace’s new Rector, led the celebration.
On Saturday morning, August 10, at 9:30 a.m., Parishioners gathered for a service of Morning Prayer at 857 Washington Street, where The Episcopal Society of the City of Bath met in the 1840s, and where a current parishioner’s daughter now lives. On Sunday morning, August 11, at 9:30 a.m. retired Bishop of Maine, The Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, preached and The Rev. Kiwak Jacobs celebrated Holy Communion at the current Church on Washington Street. Parishioners then walked, drove, or rode the trolley to Oak and Middle Streets in Bath, site of Grace’s first Church building, consecrated in 1853. Following prayers and music, a social time followed at 109 Oak Street, home of Grace’s first warden and currently the home of two Grace parishioners. Everyone enjoyed the festivities!
A brief history of Grace Episcopal Church as we celebrate 175 years
