Grace Notes and Sunday Bulletins
Worship Services and Sunday School
The Rev. Emily Gibson, Interim Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Wilmington, Delaware.
Our History
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, seen above. It is surrounded by a lovely cemetery with tombstones that date from the late 19th century.
A parish house was added in 1928, the rectory in 1929. That rectory now houses the church offices. In 1952 a church school addition was annexed to the parish house. The post-war years were a period of rapid growth as the sleeping farming community was transformed into a major suburban area of Wilmington.
In 1960, during the tenure of the Rev. John M. Taylor, Jr., the present church was built and the original church found use as a 
chapel. The dedication ceremony took place on March 5, 1961.
Since then the congregation has welcomed several succeeding pastors and many new programs to its facilities as our neighborhood has grown increasingly more suburban. Situated near the preserved land of Woodlawn Trustees, our idyllic setting is a refuge for many native animals. One major change to our lovely stone and beam main sanctuary is the addition of a new stained glass window over the entrance installed in the early years of the new millennium. Visit us on a sunny day and watch the colored light dance over the church's interior.