St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Kansas City, Missouri) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids St. Mary's Episcopal Church
West side of the church
Religion
Affiliation	Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Leadership	The Rev'd Sean C. Kim, SCP, Priest in Charge.
Location
Location	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Architecture
Architect(s)	William Halsey Wood
Architectural type	Late Gothic Revival

St. Mary's Episcopal Church is a special church located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. It's an Episcopal church, which is a type of Christian church. It follows a tradition called Anglo-Catholic, which means it has some older styles of worship. The church is also part of a larger group called the Diocese of West Missouri.

History of St. Mary's

St. Mary's was the very first Episcopal church in Kansas City. It started way back in 1857. When it first began, it was called St. Luke's. But in the 1870s, its name changed to St. Mary's. Another church, Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence, Missouri, helped St. Mary's get started.

Before the church building you see today was built, the people of St. Mary's met in different places. One of these early spots was a building at 8th and Walnut streets.

The Church Building

The current church building on Holmes Street was finished in 1887. It was designed in a style called Gothic Revival. This means it looks like the grand churches built in Europe many centuries ago.

Because of its special history and design, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. This list includes important buildings across the United States that are worth protecting.

Images for kids

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  The high altar in the church's nave

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  View of the altar from the choir stall

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  Chapel of the Annunciation

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  The nave of St. St. Mary's Episcopal Church

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  The reredos behind the altar