Christ Church Episcopal
  • Home
  • About us
    • Visiting Christ Church >
      • Guest Contact Card
      • Joining Christ Church >
        • Membership
    • Worship Services >
      • Midweek Worship & More
    • Pagina de inicio >
      • ¿Quiénes somos?
      • Culto en español
      • Sacramentos
      • Calendarios
      • Alcoholicos Anonimos y Al-Anon
    • Staff >
      • Church Leaders - The Vestry
      • Pastor's Page >
        • News
    • Give to Christ Church
    • Children & Family Resources
    • Volunteer Opportunities >
      • New Leaven
      • New Leaven Sign up
    • Adult Bible Study Etc. >
      • Bible Study Sign up
    • History
  • Calendars
    • Serving Calendar
  • Baptism, Wedding, More
    • Baptism >
      • Baptism Application
    • Communion >
      • Home Communion
    • Confirmation
    • Wedding & Marriage >
      • Wedding Letter Page
      • Wedding Application
    • Quinceanos
    • Ordination
    • Healing
    • Reconciliation
    • Funerals
    • General Application
  • This Month
  • AA-NA-Alanon
  • Application Pages
  • Giving Page
  • 2022 Vestry

History

Picture
Christ Church as a Parish Church turned 137 years old in 2018. There were regular gatherings of Episcopal christians at the Chapel at Fort McIntosh from the 1840s, and a mission congregation met regularly starting in 1871, but as a Parish it was not formally organized until 1881. In 1881 life had settled down again after the U.S. war with Mexico, the Civil War, the military goverment of Texas during reconstruction, and the arrival of the railroad. The congregation met in a courthouse, (now part of La Posada Hotel) until they purchased land and a building on the corner of Davis and Farrugut streets in downtown Laredo, which took shape in the 1880's and into the 1890's. 
In the 1960's the congregation needed more space, and more parking and moved to the current location at 2320 Lane Street.   For a bit more history click here.
For a bit of info about our Church and Chapel windows click here.


Picture
Easter 2016 - Lane Street
Picture
Easter @ 1920 - Davis and Farrugut
Back
[Diocese of West Texas] [TMI-The Episcopal School of Texas] [City of Laredo, Texas] [related links]