| Church of the Epiphany | |
|---|---|
| The Church of the Epiphany | |
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 Church of the Epiphany | |
| 40°46′07″N73°57′11″W / 40.7685°N 73.9530°W /40.7685; -73.9530 | |
| Location | 1393York Avenue (corner ofE. 74th St.) Manhattan,New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Website | epiphanynyc |
| History | |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Dedication | byBishopWilliam T. Manning |
| Dedicated | October 29, 1939 |
| Consecrated | October 29, 1944 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Marion Sims Wyeth andFrederic Rhinelander King |
| Architectural type | NormanGothic |
| Clergy | |
| Assistant priest(s) | The Reverend Joseph Zorawick and The Reverend Dr. Jonathan Linman, Priest Associates[1] |
| Deacon | Deacon Horace Whyte[1] |
| Laity | |
| Organist | Larry J. Long[1] |
| Business manager | Laura Noggle[1] |
TheChurch of the Epiphany is anEpiscopal church designed in theNormanGothic style, located at 1393York Avenue, on the corner ofEast 74th Street, on theUpper East Side ofManhattan,New York City.[2]
The church was founded in 1833. The building at its current location was dedicated in 1939, and consecrated in 1944.
The congregation held its first service on January 6, 1833, in a hall on the corner ofAllen Street andHouston Street.[3] It was the first church of the New York Protestant Episcopal City Mission Society.[4] In 1834 it moved to a new building at 130Stanton Street, betweenEssex Street and Norfolk Street.[3][4] It incorporated in 1845 and became an independentparish.[3]
In 1874 it moved to 228East 50th Street, betweenSecond andThird Avenues.[5] In 1881, it moved toEast 47th Street, west ofLexington Avenue.[4][5]
The church at its current location on the north-west corner of East 74th Street and York Avenue had its first service on October 15, 1939,[4][6] and was dedicated byBishopWilliam T. Manning on October 29, 1939.[6] Itsrector at the time was the Rev. John Wallace Suter, Jr., who was also theCustodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer. The church wasconsecrated on October 29, 1944.[6]
The formerrector, the Rev.Jennifer Anne Reddall, was elected the sixthBishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of Arizona in 2018 and consecrated in 2019.
The church was completed in 1939, and was designed in a simplifiedNormanGothic style by the architectural firmWyeth and King, with Eugene W. Mason as the associated architect.[4][6][7]
The church's organ was built by theAeolian-Skinner Organ Co. in 1962. Pipes of the Récit expressif andPositif divisions are located in a chamber on the side of the chancel, and the Hauptwerk and Pedal pipes are visible oncantilevered chests.[8]