St. Uriel's Episcopal Church, also known as Church of St. Uriel the Archangel, or simply St. Uriel's, is an Episcopal church in Sea Girt, New Jersey. The church is an operating member of the Anglican Communion, and is aligned with the Anglo-Catholic churchmanship of Anglicanism.[3][4][5] A history of the church by James B. Simpson entitled Regent of the Sun was published in 1988, on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of its founding.
| Saint Uriel's Episcopal Church | |
|---|---|
| Church of Saint Uriel the Archangel | |
 The church in 1900–1910s | |
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| 40°7′55.9″N 74°2′4.6″W / 40.132194°N 74.034611°W | |
| Location | Sea Girt, Monmouth, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | Uriel the Archangel |
| Consecrated | July 25, 1907[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Queen Anne Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1903 |
| Completed | before 1920[2] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province II |
| Diocese | New Jersey |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | William H. Stokes |
The parish banner was made by the Sisters of Bethany and dedicated at the church in 1958. Until that year, the church in Sea Girt was the only Anglican house of worship dedicated to the Archangel Uriel.[6] It remains the only Episcopal church in the United States named after Saint Uriel the Archangel.
References
edit- ^ "St. Uriel's, Sea Girt, New Jersey: Parish History". urielsg.org. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Bilby, Joseph G. (2008). Sea Girt, New Jersey: A Brief History. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625844552.
- ^ "Traditional Anglo-Catholic Parish". The Church of St. Uriel the Archangel. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Rev. Alexander Santora (9 August 2016). "The traditional Mass brings worshippers to St. Uriel's". NJ.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Church of St. Uriel the Archangel, Sea Girt, NJ". episcopalchurch.org. Apr 8, 2010.
- ^ "The Archangel Uriel". The Living Church. 137. Morehouse-Gorham Company: 32. 1958. OCLC 17345342.