Saint George's Episcopal Church

1702 - present

Established in 1702, Saint George’s Episcopal Church’s first building was finished in 1746 on donated farmland. In the 18th Century, Flushing was mostly inhabited by Quakers or people without a religion. By the 1810s, the church became so popular that they held two services on Sundays. Along with the popularity came the need for renovations. From 1820 to 1821, a new church building was constructed and in 1838 the building was renovated to create room for additional pews. By 1908, the Old Parish House was constructed using the same materials as the church so the buildings look similar enough. In 1999, the Landmarks Preservation Society hosted a public hearing and designated the site as a landmark. Saint George’s Episcopal Church still has a large congregation today, offering services in English, Spanish, and Chinese.

Saint George Episcopal Church building
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Details

Category
Faith-based institution
Audience
All Ages
Tags
religion, christian, episcopalian, trilingual, historicallandmark

Location

  • 13532 38th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354, USA
    1746 - present

References

  1. Hanson, Richard Scott. City of Gods: Religious Freedom, Immigration, and Pluralism in Flushing, Queens. Empire States Editions, an Imprint of Fordham University Press, 2016.
  2. St. George’s Episcopal Church, s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2053.pdf. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.