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St. John's is a community of faith located in Washington, in the picturesque Litchfield Hills of northwestern Connecticut. We are an Episcopal parish, which in turn is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
St. John's has a long and colorful history. The earliest stirrings of Anglicanism in the area began in 1754 with missionaries from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the missionary arm of the Church of England. In 1794, just after the American Revolution, the Anglican families of Washington decided to form a church, initially located in a section of town called Davies Hollow. Twenty-one years later, they moved their little frame church to Green Hill, adjacent to the village green. Early in the twentieth century, the parish retained the services of Ehrick Rossiter to design a new church, which was built out of local stones, and first used on Easter Sunday, 1918. Washington artist Hugh Siddons Mowbray painted the extraordinary murals that grace the interior of this English-style country church. The Wicks Organ was added in 1999.
St. John's is known for its magnificent music and its exquisite liturgy. We look forward to welcoming you to St. John's.
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