175th Anniversary
Celebrating 175 Years
A brief history of Grace Church
August 10, 2024
On Saturday Morning, August 10, Morning Prayer on the Porch was held at the home where the original six families gathered for prayer services as they started The Episcopal Society of the City of Bath.






August 11, 2024
Grace Church in Bath recently celebrated the 175th anniversary of its founding in 1849. Retired Bishop of Maine, The Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, preached at the Sunday service and the Parish’s new Rector, The Rev. Misty Kiwak Jacobs, celebrated Holy Communion. Bishop of Maine, The Rt. Rev. Thomas Brown. joined the congregation via Zoom to offer his best wishes on the occasion. After the service, in beautiful sunny weather, parishioners walked and rode a trolley to the Bath location of Grace’s first church building, consecrated in 1853. Prayers were offered and a celebratory social hour followed at the home of Grace parishioners, formerly the home of first senior warden of the Parish.




























