St. John's Episcopal Chapel, Charleston, S.C. -- the resurrection of a success story

Join us ...
We're restoring more than a building

St. John's Episcopal Chapel got new life in May 2006 when Bishop Edward L. Salmon Jr. pledged that it would be "blessed, restored and rebuilt" to serve as a spiritual hub for people in Charleston's Eastside community.

The chapel started in 1839 as a place to spread the Gospel to Charleston's poor. After serving in various community capacities for almost 150 years, the chapel closed in 1986.

Today, there's a four-phase plan (mission; goals) that you're invited to join to help return the chapel into becoming a vibrant part of Charleston's spiritual life:

First Phase - Chapel, Sacristy, offices
- Chapel and Sacristy

Will open July 2007

Educational Building (1st floor)
Restore the Administrative offices/Ministry offices/Board room

Projected opening: August 2007

Hallway (floors and ceiling) and sprinkler system
- Projected date: September 2007
Painting of the church building (external)
- Projected date: September 2007
Windows completed
- Projected date: October 2007
Complete HVAC
- Projected date: September 2007

Second Phase - Church Building
Third Phase - Second floor
- Educational Building (the African American Family Center for Biblical Dialogue)
  - Projected opening: November 2008
Fourth Phase - Gymnasium/Youth Complex

St. John's Episcopal Chapel
(Established 1839)

18 Hanover Street | Charleston, SC 29403-5515
P.O. Box 21832 | Charleston, SC 29413

Telephone: 843-720-3600 | Facsimile: 843-720-3602
Temporary Email: dhw_jr@bellsouth.net

The Rev. Dr. Dallas H. Wilson, Jr.,
Vicar

The Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence,
Bishop XIV, The Diocese of South Carolina

Resources

For Diocesan Information, please click here.

For driving directions to the “Chapel”, please click here.

For Terminology, please click here.

Philip Simmons Children's Garden, please click here.

Episcopal Lectionary Page, please click here.