Stevensville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Christ Church

Town of Broad Creek

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 19, 2007

1. Christ Church Marker

Inscription. First Christian congregation in Maryland organized 1632 by the Reverend Richard James at Kent Fort, south end of island. Church moved here ca. 1650. Rebuilt 1712 and 1826. This oldest continuous congregation in Maryland moved to Stevensville in 1880.

Erected 1959 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1632.

Location. 38° 58.296′ N, 76° 19.717′ W. Marker is in Stevensville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It is on Maryland Route 8 0.2 miles south of Airport Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stevensville MD 21666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Broad Creek Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); British Takeover (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kent Island (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vietnam Combat Engineers Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Gold Star Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Christ Church (approx. one mile away); Grollman's Store (approx. one mile away); Stevensville Train Depot (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stevensville.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 17, 2023

2. Christ Church Marker

Wide view of the Christ Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, August 8, 2010

3. Wide view of the Christ Church Marker

Broad Creek Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, August 8, 2010

4. Broad Creek Cemetery

The site of the Christ Church (1652) and cemetery. An archeological dig has located the cornerstones of the church and multiple graves. The site is currently undergoing the first steps of preservation.

Christ Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 10, 2019

5. Christ Church

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,611 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. Photos: 1. submitted on October 24, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 5. submitted on August 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.