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

St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, August 16, 2024

1. St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish Marker

Inscription. Founded 1728, when the Provincial Council in Annapolis granted a petition to establish the present parish.

St. Luke’s, the oldest brick church in the State with its original structure, was completed, 1732, at the cost of 140,000 pounds of tobacco. From 1692 until 1732 services were held in the up river chapel, located on the present site.

All records are preserved intact, including births, baptisms, marriages, burials, vestry meetings and special occasions.

Erected 1972 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • 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 1728.

Location. 39° 8.526′ N, 75° 59.131′ W. Marker is in Church Hill, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Church Lane, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Church Hill MD 21623, 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,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Luke's Episcopal Church (here, next to this marker); Church Hill Theatre (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Joshua Seney (within shouting distance of this marker); We Resign! (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Along the Chesapeake (approx. 4.4 miles away); Dudley's Chapel (approx. 5.7 miles away); a different marker also named Dudley's Chapel (approx. 5.7 miles away); Sultana Education Foundation (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Church Hill.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Maryland's Eastern Shore (was approx. 4.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 19, 2007

2. St. Luke's Episcopal Parish Marker

St. Luke's Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 19, 2007

3. St. Luke's Church

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 19, 2007

4. St. Luke's Church

St. Luke's Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 19, 2007

5. St. Luke's Cemetery

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, August 16, 2024

6. St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,720 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 24, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 6. submitted on August 24, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.