Grace Episcopal Church
 

photos of 1874 and 1960 buildingsHistory

Grace Episcopal Church was organized early in January 1836 in the tiny one-room Talley School on Naaman's Road, near Shipley Road. The church was named for Grace Church in Philadelphia and was consecrated on June 11, 1836.

By 1872 the congregation had outgrown the School and 10 acres of land were purchased on Concord Pike for $2,000. A stone building was erected for $8,000 in 1874 (present day chapel of Grace).

A parish house was added in 1928, the rectory in 1929. In 1952 a church school addition was annexed to the parish house.

In 1960, during the tenure of the Rev. John M. Taylor, Jr., the present church was built. The dedication ceremony took place on March 5, 1961.