St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (Barrington, Rhode Island)
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church | |
| Location | Barrington, Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°44′34″N 71°20′37″W / 41.74278°N 71.34361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | William R. Walker & Son |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001024 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 22, 1991 |
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 5 Chapel Road in Barrington, Rhode Island. It is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island.
The congregation began as a mission in 1880, and was established as a parish in 1883, under the guidance of the Rev. William Merrick Chapin. The church building was designed by William R. Walker & Son, and built in 1891. It is an eclectic mix of Queen Anne and Gothic Revival style. The attached parish hall was built in 1893.[2] The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
St. Matthew and St. Mark, Barrington reported 205 members in 2018 and 126 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported nationally in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $56,919. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was 35 persons.[3]
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Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for St. Matthew's Episcopal Church" (PDF). RI Preservation. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved February 3, 2026.