| Mariners' Church of Detroit | |
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| Location | Detroit, Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Anglican Church in North America Reformed Episcopal Church |
| Website | marinerschurchofdetroit |
| History | |
| Founded | 1842 |
| Founder(s) | Julia Anderson |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Mid-America |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Rev. Todd Meyer |
Mariners' Church | |
| Location | 170 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°19′45″N 83°2′31.5″W / 42.32917°N 83.042083°W |
| Built | 1849 |
| Architect | Calvin N. Otis; Hugh Moffat |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000428[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 11, 1971 |
Mariners' Church of Detroit is a church with worship services adhering to Anglican liturgical traditions located at 170 East Jefferson Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1842 as a special mission to the maritime travelers of the Great Lakes and functioned as a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan until 1992, when the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled it was incorporated as an independent congregation. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] The church has a non-exclusive, limited association with the REC Diocese of Mid-America which itself is a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America.[2]
The church grounds contain a bronze sculpture of George Washington wearing the apron of a master mason by Donald De Lue. The sculpture is a copy of the wax original created in 1959 and was installed in 1966.[3] The statue belongs to the City of Detroit, not the church; the site was chosen because it is the location of the first Council House in Detroit.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Mid-America (REC)". Anglican Church in North America. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ "Donald DeLue Papers". sculptor.org. Retrieved 2011-04-20.