National Register of Historic Places

Saint Philip's Episcopal Church

Wrangell, Wrangell-Peterburg County, Alaska
Listed
May 5, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000654

About this property

St. Philip's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 446 Church Street in Wrangell, Alaska, United States. Its frame vernacular-style church was built as the People's Church in 1903 by a Presbyterian congregation of Alaskan Natives under the direction of its minister, the Rev. Harry Prosper Corser. In 1905 the Rev. Mr. Corser and many of his congregation were received into the Episcopal Church by the Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. Corser was later ordained an Episcopal priest and served the church which was consecrated at St. Phillip's until he retired in 1934. On May 6, 1987, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Saint Philip's Episcopal Church. St. Philip's is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. The Rev. Paula Sampson and the Rev. Ian MacKenzie are its co-rectors. The church reported 58 members in 2015 and 30 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the congregation in 2024 was $30,476 with average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 10.

Location

446 Church St.
Wrangell, Wrangell-Peterburg County, Alaska
56.47268, -132.38034

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Questions about this property

When was Saint Philip's Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

Saint Philip's Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Saint Philip's Episcopal Church?

Saint Philip's Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Saint Philip's Episcopal Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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