St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Augusta, Maine)
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St. Mark's Episcopal
Church is a historical church at 9 Summer Street in Augusta, Maine
, just west of downtown.
It was built in 1886 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. This structure replaced an older, smaller wood structure built in 1841, which was located just north of the current site of Lithgow Library. A window honoring Saint Mark from the old church is part of the current church and stands behind the choir stalls. The congregation continues to be active to this day and houses multiple community ministries. These include the Addie's Attic Clothing Bank, Everyday Basics Essentials Pantry and the Augusta Area Food Bank, all of which operate in the adjacent Parish Hall, which was built in 1959.
Outside of church services, Saint Mark's Church also serves as a venue for musical performances. Most prominent among these is an organ concert held every spring since 1997. In 2010, the annual concert was renamed the Annual Marilyn Tedesco Memorial Concert in honor of former St. Mark's Music Director and organist Marilyn Tedesco.
Saint Mark's is one of two Episcopal
congregations in Augusta. The other is Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church on the city's east side.
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Church is a historical church at 9 Summer Street in Augusta, Maine
Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...
, just west of downtown.
It was built in 1886 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. This structure replaced an older, smaller wood structure built in 1841, which was located just north of the current site of Lithgow Library. A window honoring Saint Mark from the old church is part of the current church and stands behind the choir stalls. The congregation continues to be active to this day and houses multiple community ministries. These include the Addie's Attic Clothing Bank, Everyday Basics Essentials Pantry and the Augusta Area Food Bank, all of which operate in the adjacent Parish Hall, which was built in 1959.
Outside of church services, Saint Mark's Church also serves as a venue for musical performances. Most prominent among these is an organ concert held every spring since 1997. In 2010, the annual concert was renamed the Annual Marilyn Tedesco Memorial Concert in honor of former St. Mark's Music Director and organist Marilyn Tedesco.
Saint Mark's is one of two Episcopal
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
congregations in Augusta. The other is Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church on the city's east side.
External links
- [Saint Mark's Episcopal Church website http://www.stmarksaugusta.org/]
- [Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church website http://www.saintbarnabasaugusta.org/]