Spring and Church Sts., Newport, Rhode Island. County/parish: Newport.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 24, 1968. NRIS 68000004.
1 contributing building. 1 contributing site.
Trinity Church, on Queen Anne Square in Newport, Rhode Island, is a historic parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. Founded in 1698, it is the oldest Episcopal parish in the state. In the mid 18th century, the church was home to the largest Anglican congregation in New England.
The current Georgian building was designed by architect Richard Munday and constructed in 1725–26. It is one of the largest extant 18th century New England churches and has been designated a National Historic Landmark since 1968.
The church reported 615 members in 2015 and 293 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $420,181. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was 114 persons.
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