Church of the Resurrection (Manhattan)

Church of the Resurrection
South (front) facade, 2008
Basic information
Location	119 East 74th Street, Manhattan, New York City
Geographic coordinates	40°46′20″N 73°57′42″W / 40.77222°N 73.96167°W / 40.77222; -73.96167
Affiliation	Anglo-Catholic
Leadership	The Rev. Barry E. B. Swain
Website	Church of the Resurrection (Episcopal Diocese of New York)
Architectural description
Architect(s)	James Renwick Jr.
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1869
Specifications
Direction of façade	South
Materials	stone

The Church of the Resurrection, located at 119 East 74th Street, Manhattan, New York City, is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of New York in the Episcopal Church.

The church is Anglo-Catholic in doctrine and style, and has an extensive music program. The services are in traditional language and reflect the Anglican and Western Catholic traditions of liturgy and music. The parish is unusual in the Diocese of New York for its conservative stances on the ordination of women and not having at present women servers. According to the parish's literature, it comprises "people of all ages, races, national origins, sexual orientations, economic backgrounds, and social classes."

The Church of the Resurrection was founded in 1868 as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by a group of Episcopalians. An armory for the 7th New York Militia was built nearby, and its chaplain, the Reverend James Tuttle Smith, became the first rector. The building was completed in 1869, and was designed by James Renwick Jr., who had earlier built Grace Church in Manhattan, and went on to design the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., and St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Due to problems and lack of funds, his designs were not completely executed. The Great Rood of 1940 was carved by the Dutch sculptor Joep Nicholas. Since 1920, the Church of the Resurrection has been Anglo-Catholic in worship and doctrine.