Trinity Episcopal Church (Folsom, California)

Trinity Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church located in Folsom, California, United States. Located on a small campus containing a historic Carpenter Gothic church building, it is one of the largest parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. The parish had an average Sunday attendance of 215 in 2023, and has four priests as of December 2024.[3][4]

Trinity Episcopal Church
38°40′33″N 121°10′38″W / 38.67583°N 121.17722°W / 38.67583; -121.17722
LocationFolsom, CA, USA
DenominationEpiscopal Church in the United States of America
ChurchmanshipLiberal Anglo-Catholicism[1]
WebsiteTrinity Episcopal Church
History
Statusactive
Architecture
StyleCarpenter Gothic[2]
Groundbreaking1862
Completed1862
Administration
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of Northern California

The congregation has a socially liberal orientation, describing itself as being inclusive of "all genders and sexual orientations", that "that there is grace after divorce", and that "issues such as birth control are matters of personal informed conscience". The parish emphasizes traditional Anglican liturgy, music, and worship.[5][3]

Parish history

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The original congregation organized in 1856, and the church building was constructed in 1862; however the church only became a full parish in 1979.[6][2]

Leadership

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The current rector is the Reverend Bret Hays.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ See use of traditional vestments, altar assistants such as acolytes and chalice bearers, and traditional music only. Website references Saint Augustine's Prayer Book, an Anglo-Catholic devotional book. https://www.facebook.com/trinityfolsom/videos/914443423653513/, https://www.trinityfolsom.org/online-worship-resources
  2. ^ a b "History of Trinity". Home. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  3. ^ a b TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 2024 PARISH PROFILE
  4. ^ a b "Clergy, Staff, and Vestry". archive.is. 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  5. ^ "What We Believe". Home. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  6. ^ Folsom Historical Society (1999). Folsom California. Images of America (in Swedish). Arcadia Pub. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7385-0201-4. Retrieved 2024-12-07.