St. Margaret's Episcopal Church (Annapolis, Maryland)

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal church building located at 1601 Pleasant Plains Road in St. Margaret's, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Built in 1892 on the brick foundation of a previous church building, it is the fourth building constructed to serve Broad Neck Parish (later known as Westminster Parish), which was established in 1692 as one of the 30 original Anglican parishes in colonial Maryland[1][2]

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church

Annapolis, Maryland
Broad Neck Parish, now
Westminster Parish

Established 1692
DenominationEpiscopal
Websitehttp://www.st-margarets.org/
History
DedicationSt. Margaret of Antioch — Virgin Martyr
Administration
ParishWestminster or Broad Neck
DioceseMaryland
ProvinceIII
Clergy
RectorThe Rev. Peter W. Mayer, Rector
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church

Broad Neck Parish, now

Westminster Parish
General information
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
Town or city1601 Pleasant Plains Road
Annapolis, Maryland
CountryUnited States
Completed1892
Design and construction
Architectunknown

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. The Rev. Peter W. Mayer is the current rector.

References
  1. Middleton, the Rev. Canon Arthur Pierce, Ph.D., Anglican Maryland, 1692-1792, Virginia Beach: The Donning Company, 1992, pp. 5 63-103, ISBN 0-89865-841-1
  2. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church history

The Rev. Peter Mayer is the current Rector of St. Margaret's Church


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