Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania)

Church of the Good Shepherd
The bell tower and north entrance
Map
40°1′28″N 75°19′29″W / 40.02444°N 75.32472°W / 40.02444; -75.32472
Location1116 E Lancaster Avenue, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal
TraditionAnglo-Catholic[1]
ChurchmanshipHigh church
WebsiteThe Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
History
Statusactive parish
Founded1869
Consecrated1910
Architecture
Architect(s)Baily & Truscott (Philadelphia) (main church); Samuel Fowler and Samuel Mountford (Trenton, New Jersey) (Baptistry, Cloister, and Lady Chapel)
Architectural typeGothic Revival
StyleEnglish Gothic
Groundbreaking1893
Completed1894
Specifications
Bells11 in bell tower, one above sanctuary
Administration
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
ParishChurch of the Good Shepherd
Clergy
RectorKyle Babin

The Church of the Good Shepherd in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, is an Episcopal parish church in the progressive Anglo-Catholic tradition.[1] It is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania and is located in the Philadelphia Main Line.

Good Shepherd offers a robust program of high church Anglican worship, using the Book of Common Prayer (1979). The church welcomes all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or socioeconomic status.

The 19th-century church building has been called "a gorgeous, absolutely stunning neo-gothic space, [whose] acoustics are fantastic".[2]

Location of Church of the Good Shepherd in Rosemont, Pennsylvania (white x), in relation to Bryn Mawr College (right) and Villanova University (upper left)
  1. ^ a b "About Anglo-Catholicism". www.goodshepherdrosemont.com. 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Anne E. Johnson (March 6, 2023). "Early Music is Flowering on Philly's Main Line, and Beyond". Retrieved June 27, 2023.