Christ Episcopal Church (Waltham, Massachusetts)
| Christ Church | |
|---|---|
Christ Church western façade (2023) | |
Christ Church | |
| Address | 750 Main Street Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Website | Church website |
| History | |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Founder | Albert C. Patterson |
| Consecrated | 1902 |
| Associated people | Robert Treat Paine Jr. (senior warden) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Peabody and Stearns |
| Style | English country |
| Years built | 1897–1898 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Fieldstone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts |
Christ Church | |
| Location | Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°22′32″N 71°14′27″W / 42.37556°N 71.24083°W |
| Built | 1897-1898 |
| Architect | Peabody and Stearns |
| MPS | Waltham MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001546 |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 1989 |
Christ Church is a historic Episcopal church at 750 Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. The church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
The church reported 382 members in 2016 and 369 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $101,544 with average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 38 persons.
The church was founded in 1848, but a local hall was used for services until a wooden church was built in 1849. The wooden structure eventually proved inadequate and a larger church designed by Peabody and Stearns was built of local fieldstone at the current location between 1897 and 1898.
The church contains stained glass windows produced by several noteworthy manufacturers, including Clayton and Bell, Charles Connick, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Donald MacDonald. Eight rectors have served the church since its founding.