Christ Church on the Common
BUILT
1820 (organized in 1771)
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION
Episcopal Church - Diocese of Maine
INTERESTING FACTS
Christ Church on the Common is the oldest Episcopal Church and congregation in the Diocese of Maine. - National Register of Historic Places
It is the oldest known example of ecclesiastical Gothic Revival architecture in New England.
In 2018, first woman ordained priest at Christ Church.
In 2012, a longtime minister of Christ Episcopal Church has been placed on a two-year suspension following a months-long church investigation that found he engaged in sexual misconduct consisting of "inappropriate language and interpersonal boundary violations."
GALLERY
CREDITS
All media by Luke Cabading.
SOURCES
Christ Church on the Common. (n.d.). History - Christ Church on the Common. [online] Available at: https://christchurchgardiner.org/history/ [Accessed 16 Jul. 2019].
Cooper, M. (2012). Gardiner minister suspended for two years. [online] Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Available at: https://www.centralmaine.com/2012/01/24/gardiner-minister-suspended-for-two-years_2012-01-23/ [Accessed 16 Jul. 2019].
Lowell, J. (2018). First woman ordained priest at Christ Church in Gardiner says experience ‘joyful’. [online] Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Available at: https://www.centralmaine.com/2018/01/28/first-woman-ordained-priest-at-christ-church-in-gardiner-says-experience-joyful/ [Accessed 16 Jul. 2019].
Craven, J. (2019). The Real American Gothic Is Architecture. [online] ThoughtCo. Available at: https://www.thoughtco.com/victorian-gothic-house-styles-178207 [Accessed 17 Jul. 2019].