Grace Church

Utica, New York

About Us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Vestry

The Very Rev. James M. Jensen, Rector

                 Michael Kilian, Senior Warden                                       Lisa Firsching, Junior Warden

                 Carl Hillyer, Treasurer                                                                              Helen Storm, Clerk

Marysue Andrews, Jane Benedict, Wendy Douglass, Anna Engstrom,

James Gadbow, Daniel Kenney, Cynthia Lockhart, Dariusz Sady, Donald Trotta

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grace Church was organized as a parish in 1838. The first church was a frame building located at the corner of Broadway and Columbia streets. About twenty years later, the current site was purchased by Alfred Munson and given to the parish for “the new church.” With Mr. Munson’s financial backing, Richard Upjohn, architect of Trinity Church, NYC, was engaged to design the present building.

                 This is a parish of the Diocese of Central New York of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. Episcopalians are part of the world-wide Anglican Communion, a family of self-governing national churches historically related to the Church of England, who remain in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury.

                 Our worship is focused in the sacraments, particularly the Holy Eucharist (also called Mass and Holy Communion). In the Eucharist we proclaim the great mystery of the Christian Faith: that Jesus Christ has died; that he is Risen from the dead; and that he will come again to save the world from sin and death. The Mass celebrates the sacred mysteries of Christ’s Body and Blood. In receiving Holy Communion, we believe that we are receiving Christ himself, because we believe that Jesus is truly present in the consecrated (blessed) Bread and Wine; they become for us the Lord’s Sacramental Body and Blood.

The High Altar