Christ Episcopal Church (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)

Christ Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of the Susquehanna (formerly Bethlehem) in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1897 in a private residence in East Stroudsburg. The cornerstone for the current church building was laid on June 8, 1904, and the church was consecrated on November 21, 1905. In 2023, the parochial report filed with the Episcopal Church reported average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 73, $172,550 in plate and pledge income, and 245 members; in 2024 the parish reported ASA of 74 and income of $149,224.

Clergy

• The Ven. Reginald Shield Radcliffe (Archdeacon, 1903)
• The Rev. Thomas Shoesmith (1927-1956)
• The Rev. Charles A. "Arch" Park (1956-1985)
• The Rev. Michael Newman (1986-1992)
• The Rev. Elizabeth "Penny" Moulton (1992-1997)
• The Rev. Joseph DeAcetis (1998-2000)
• The Rev. Elizabeth Haynes (2001-2010)
• The Rev. J. Douglas Moyer (2011-2021)
• The Rev. Bruce Gowe (2022-2025)
• The Rev. Dr. Sidnie White Crawford (2025)
• The Rev. Bill Martin (current priest-in-charge)

Notable parishioners

• Montgomery Fletcher Crowe, Pennsylvania State senator
• Peter Roche de Coppens, Swiss sociologist and East Stroudsburg University professor
• Kenneth Bernard Schade, East Stroudsburg University professor, founder of the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania

References

External links

• Official parish website
• Episcopal Diocese of the Susquehanna
• Parish profile from Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem