St. James' Episcopal Church, Manitowoc
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View of St. James' church building from northeast
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States |
| Geographic coordinates | 44°05′49″N 87°39′29″W / 44.0969°N 87.658°WCoordinates: 44°05′49″N 87°39′29″W / 44.0969°N 87.658°W |
| Affiliation | Episcopal, Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Fond du Lac |
| Province | Province V |
| Year consecrated | 1902 (current building) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Website | St. James' Episcopal Church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1902 (current building) |
| Construction cost | $35,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | north |
| Height (max) | 48 feet (interior) |
| Materials |
dolomitic limestone Bedford limestone |
St. James' Episcopal Church, named for James the Greater, is a historic Episcopal church located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The only Episcopal church in Manitowoc County, St. James' is a "broad church" parish in the Diocese of Fond du Lac. It is the oldest continually operating congregation in Manitowoc County, first meeting in 1841. and organizing in 1848. The current church building, an example of Gothic Revival architecture, was consecrated in 1902. The congregation is active in community service and social justice ministries.
Richard Cadel, a missionary to the Oneida nation, made his first trip to Manitowoc County, and held the first Protestant worship service there in Manitowoc Rapids in the late 1830s. The first documented gathering of the forming congregation was in February 1841, with about 60 congregants. On 28 February 1848, the congregation was formally organized as St. James' Mission of the Diocese of Wisconsin (which later sub-divided into the Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, and Milwaukee dioceses). The first graduate of Nashotah House seminary, The Rev. Gustaf Unonius, became the first Rector of St. James' on 20 April 1848. Initially, worship was held on the upper floor of the Unonius family home. Worship was later held at a local schoolhouse.
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