St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Wrangell, Alaska)

St. Philip's Episcopal Church

The church in the late 19th or early 20th century
Location 446 Church St., Wrangell, Alaska
Coordinates 56°28′23″N 132°22′44″W / 56.47306°N 132.37889°W / 56.47306; -132.37889Coordinates: 56°28′23″N 132°22′44″W / 56.47306°N 132.37889°W / 56.47306; -132.37889
Built 1903
Architect Oscar Carlson; H.D. Campbell
Architectural style Other
NRHP Reference # 87000654[1]
Added to NRHP May 6, 1987

St. Philip's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 446 Church Street in Wrangell, Alaska, United States. Its frame vernacular-style church was built as the People's Church in 1903 by a Presbyterian congregation of Alaskan Natives under the direction of its minister, the Rev. Harry Prosper Corser. In 1905 the Rev. Mr. Corser and many of his congregation were received into the Episcopal Church by the Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. Corser was later ordained an Episcopal priest and served the church which was consecrated at St. Phillip's until he retired in 1934. On May 6, 1987, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Saint Philip's Episcopal Church.[1][2]

St. Philip's is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. The Rev. Paula Sampson and the Rev. Ian MacKenzie are its co-rectors.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "St. Philip's Episcopal Church website". Southeastseafarer.org. 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2014-02-24.


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