The sanctuary was designed by Hobart Upjohn in 1917 and built by Walter Trumbull. Small in size but with wide aisles, it can seat 100 people in the pews, or more with the addition of chairs. The space is wheelchair accessible via a ramp leading from the rear parking lot. Restrooms are located in the Parish Hall. A sound system provides amplification when needed.

The tracker-action organ was built in 1883 for the St. Barnabas Episcopal Mission in Troy, New York. It was later moved to a Methodist church in Kinderhook, New York, then in 1956 to a farm in Malden Bridge, New York. St. Barnabas Church, Norwich purchased the instrument in 1977 and had it rebuilt for installation in our sanctuary in 1980.

Norwich Historical Society records describe the front of the church this way: “The doors are decorated by large ironwork hinges and a pointed arch molding containing a raised quatrefoil medallion with coach light suspended above… Above the entrance, centered in the tower, is a circular medallion with a cut out quatrefoil, filled with yellow colored glass. The tall tower base is outlined by cornerboards and supports a slightly smaller square stage punctuated on each side by a pointed arch louvered opening. The tower is capped by a bracketed cornice, above which is a Christian cross.”

The steeple cross was damaged by Hurricane Irene in 2011. A big thank you to the Norwich Fire Department for helping us to replace it.

For more on the history of this place, please visit the Norwich Historical Society site.