Christ Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, NH

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We are a strong, spiritually centered, diverse and inclusive community of seekers growing together in worship, music, healing, study and fellowship. We are a mission church in the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, part of the Episcopal Church, USA, a member of the worldwide  Anglican Communion and are affiliated with the  Center for Progressive Christianity, creating an open and welcoming community of faith by expressing our approach to the practice of Christianity as outlined in The 8 Points.  Our members come from Maine as well as New Hampshire.

Worship;   Sundays 10am, Holy Eucharist with music and choir.   Sunday school on the first and third Sundays of the month from mid-September to early June.                     

 Fair Trade Coffee and fellowship follow the service in the Marshall Room.

We are located at 1035 Lafayette Road  in Portsmouth,  opposite Mirona Road and a quarter mile north of Peverly Hill and Elwyn Roads.

Please write or call us at 603-436-8842 or info@christepiscopalchurch.us for more information or simply feel free to visit us, you are always very welcome! 

Our Mission Statement

The mission of Christ Church is to share the light of Christ in the world.  As Progressive Christians we welcome all people into our sanctuary, regardless of race, economic circumstances, gender, sexual orientation or religious background.  We gather to worship, sing, celebrate, acknowledge common needs, be fed at God's table and care, love and nurture one another.  From here we go forth into the world to be active servants of the spirit of Jesus, ministering to those in need and taking God's grace and peace into the wider community.

Church Calendar

Christ Church began as a  mission to factory workers in the mid 19th century.The original Gothic-revival building was constucted on Madison Street in 1883 and burned down in 1963.  The current building on Lafayette Road was built in 1967 on land donated by John Elwyn-Stone.  The parcel contains a colonial cemetary where African slaves of Governor John Langdon are buried and is on the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail.

Christ Church was the"high" Episcopal Church in town, having been influenced by the Oxford Movement. Worship continues to be important as well as our commitment to issues of peace and social justice.

Christ Church participated in events to celebrate  the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Portsmouth on September 5, 2005. Our bell rang at the conclusion of a memorial service just as it did in 1905.