Religious Records Research at the Archives & Library of the Ohio History Connection

Episcopal

The Episcopal Church was founded in Philadelphia by American Anglicans. The first Episcopalians arrived in the Northwest Territory in the late 1700s and played a vital role in Ohio's growth. The earliest Episcopal services in the region were conducted at Cleveland in 1797 by Rev. Seth Hart. James Kilbourne, an Episcopal clergyman, helped establish the communities of Worthington, Bucyrus, and Sandusky. St. John's Episcopal Church in Worthington, established in 1827, was the first recorded Episcopal parish west of the Allegheny Moutnains. Philander Chase, a church bishop, helped establish Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio in 1828.

Below are lists of select archival and library materials related to the Episcopal Church, available for research at the Ohio History Connection Archives & Library. Review the catalog links below, or explore our Online Collections Catalog using a specific church name or related search terms for more information [example search terms: "Episcopal Church", "Episcopalians"]. 

Archival Records

Charles Pettit McIlvaine Papers. 1826-1843 [VFM 172]

Kilbourn-Griswold Families/Early Worthington, Ohio Collection, 1800-1944. [MSS 1501 AV]

Ohio Religious Leaders, 1873-1915. [VFM 6049]

St. John's Church Records, 1803-1992. [MSS 943]

Trinity Church. [VFM 5133]

Van Fleet Family Papers, 1856-1977. [MSS 995 AV]

Church Histories

The great lady of First Street : Christ Episcopal Church, 150 years  [283.771 B644g]

Centennial historical memorial of dedication of church restoration, 1890-1990 : Trinity Episcopal Church, Newark, Ohio, May 12, 1991 [PA Box 715 20]

The history of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Delaware, Ohio [283.771535 C912h 1993]

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Delaware, Ohio : the first hundred years : a collection of documents and genealogical data [283.771535 C912s 1993]

Our first hundred years / Grace Episcopal Church. [283.77128 G753o]

St. James' Episcopal Church, Zanesville, Ohio, October 17, 1816 - October 17, 1966. [PA Box 528 10]

The St. John's story; a history of St. John's Episcopal Church, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 135th anniversary year, 1830-1965. [283.77136 H874s]

History of St. James' Episcopal Church, Zanesville, Ohio, 1816-1943. [PA Box 528 11]

History of Saint Paul's Protestant Episcopal church in the city of East Cleveland, once the hamlet of Collamer, and originally known as Euclid, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. [283.77132 K298h]

One hundred years. St. James Episcopal Church (Zanesville, Ohio) [283.771911 Z16o]