St. Luke's Episcopal Church

St. Luke's Church in East Greenwich was founded in 1833 when a small group of Episcopalians led by Dr. Charles Eldredge gathered together to form a congregation under the leadership of the Rev. Sylvester Nash their first rector. On January 21, 1834 St. Luke's Church in East Greenwich was incorporated by the Rhode Island General Assembly . The first service was held at the Kent County Courthouse on Main Street in East Greenwich, RI and for several months services were held at the East Greenwich Academy . The church was built and consecrated on April 17, 1834, on property bought from the Catholic Congregational Church .

By 1836, there were 42 communicants who continued under the leadership of Rev. Nash until he resigned in 1840. The Rev. William Henry Moore, who succeeded him, remained until 1841. In that same year Dr. Silas Crane became rector and remained until his death in 1872. He led the congregation to financial independence from the diocese, moving the congregation from mission to parish status. During his rectorship, an organ and the present baptismal font were given to the church by Colonel William Goddard.

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