Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Bowie, Maryland)
| Holy Trinity Episcopal Church | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | 13108 Annapolis Road Bowie, Maryland 20715 |
| Affiliation | Episcopal |
| District | Episcopal Diocese of Washington |
| Country | United States of America |
| Year consecrated | 1842, 1859 |
| Leadership | Rev. Leslie St. Louis |
| Website | http://www.holytrinityepiscopal.church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural style | Meetinghouse with Gothic Revival features |
| Completed | 1842 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | west |
| Length | 60 feet |
| Width | 46 feet |
| Materials | brick, wood shingle roof |
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Collington, Maryland (now part of Bowie, Maryland) is a historic place of worship dating back more than three centuries. Originally a chapel of ease for Queen Anne Parish, it became a separate parish in 1844.
On December 17, 1717, Reverend Jacob Henderson was appointed rector of Queen Anne Parish, not long after his appointment by the Bishop of London as Commissary (supervisor) for the parishes in the Western Shore of Maryland (a position he held until 1734). In 1712, Henderson married a widow, Mary Duvall Ridgely (née Stanton). An ancestor of hers, Mareen Duvall, had emigrated from France a century earlier, acquired a significant land grant in what became Prince George's County, Maryland, and established a chapel on their property which became Queen Anne Parish and ultimately St. Barnabas Church, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. In 1713, Henderson and his wife built a wooden chapel near their residence, part of the parcel known as the Forest or Belair, and that chapel became known as Henderson's Chapel.
On January 19, 1735, Mary Henderson died and was buried in Henderson's Chapel, near her ancestor Mareen Duvall. In 1737, Rev. Henderson gave 4 acres (16,000 m2) of land for the use of Queen Anne's Parish called "the Glebe whereon there is a Chapple now standing."
Rev. Jonathan Boucher, an outspoken Loyalist, served as rector of Queen Anne's Parish in 1772-1776, and was driven out and sailed for England during the American War for Independence. His successor from 1780-1788 was Rev. Edward Gantt, a clergyman and physician, who moved to the newly established national capital in Washington, D.C. Rev. Walter Dulany Addison served as Rector from 1793–95, and was succeeded by Rev. Joseph Jackson. However, disestablishment of what became Episcopal Church meant repairs were deferred and the building often vacant, as Bishop Thomas Claggett noted in his visitation in 1814.
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