St. James Episcopal Church (Wilmington, North Carolina)

St. James Episcopal Church
Religion
AffiliationEpiscopal Church of the United States
DistrictEpiscopal Diocese of East Carolina
StatusActive
Location
LocationCity of Wilmington
North Carolina
United States of America
Geographic coordinates34°14′7″N 77°56′44″W / 34.23528°N 77.94556°W / 34.23528; -77.94556
Architecture
Architect(s)John S. Norris, supervising architect (1839-1840); Thomas U. Walter, architect (1839-1840)[1]
Completed1839
Website
http://www.stjamesp.org/

St. James Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in the historic district of Wilmington, North Carolina. The church was originally chartered as part of the Church of England on November 27, 1729,[2] and is one of the oldest continually active congregations in the state of North Carolina. St. James Parish is part of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina and is the oldest church in the city of Wilmington.[3] It is a contributing building in the Wilmington Historic District.

  1. ^ "Norris, John S. (1804-1876)".
  2. ^ Block, Susan Taylor (2004). Temple of our Fathers: St James Church (1729-2004) (1st ed.). ARTSPEAKS. pp. 9, 21, 28. ISBN 0-9761594-0-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "About Us: About: Episcopal Church in Wilmington North Carolina: St. James Parish". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-09-08.