St. Margaret's Episcopal Church (Annapolis, Maryland)

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal church building in St. Margaret's, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Built in 1892 on the brick foundation of a previous church building, it is the fourth building constructed to serve Broad Neck Parish (later known as Westminster Parish), which was established in 1692 as one of the 30 original Anglican parishes in colonial Maryland[1][2]

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
39°1′14.5″N 76°27′45.5″W
Location1601 Pleasant Plains Road,
Annapolis, Maryland
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal
Websitehttp://www.st-margarets.org
History
Founded1692 (1692)
DedicationSt. Margaret of Antioch — Virgin Martyr
Architecture
StyleCarpenter Gothic
Completed1892
Administration
ParishWestminster or Broad Neck
DioceseMaryland
ProvinceIII
Clergy
RectorThe Rev. Peter W. Mayer

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. The Rev. Peter W. Mayer is the current rector.

References

  1. Middleton, the Rev. Canon Arthur Pierce, Ph.D., Anglican Maryland, 1692-1792, Virginia Beach: The Donning Company, 1992, pp. 5 63-103, ISBN 0-89865-841-1
  2. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church history


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