Trinity Episcopal Church

Our mission:  Trinity Church Lansingburgh is an Episcopal Community that is guided by the Holy Scriptures to invite others to join us in celebrating and experiencing the love of Jesus in our lives, in our fellowship, in our worship, and in our service to all people.

Trinity's History: Trinity Church was organized in January 1804. The building, designed by Philip Hooker, was completed in 1805. On December 25, 1868, a fire fueled by Christmas greens destroyed the original church structure. The current Gothic Revival building was designed by Harry Dudley, and the cornerstne was laid on August 10, 1869. A Meneely bell was placed in   the church tower in 1877.  The choir room, which is now a Sunday School classroom, was built in 1894.

The Reverend David Butler, a Revolutionary War veteran, served as the first rector from 1804 to 1814.  He and other Revolutionary War and Civil War veterans as well as prominent citizens of early Lansingburgh are interred in the graveyard adjacent to the church. On July 27, 1995, the Trinity Church Lansingburgh complex was placed on the New York State and Federal Registers of Historic Places. Our current congregation is a living legacy to those early days when Trinity was building its stone foundation as well as its foundation of spirit.

Trinity Church, Lansingburgh, is an “Episcopal Community that is guided by the Holy Scriptures to invite others to join us in celebrating and experiencing the love of Jesus in our lives, in our fellowship, in our worship, and in our service to all people.” Located at Fourth Avenue at 115th Street, Troy, the parish was founded January 5, 1804, the first Episcopal church in Rensselaer County. The current Church (1868), parish house (1930), rectory (1844) and historic graveyard (1807) are on the National Register. Today the Rev. Dr. Desmond C. Francis (Trinity’s 16th Rector) leads a small, vibrant parish into its third century of doing the Lord’s work, welcoming with joy and loving all people who come to Trinity