All Saints and St. George's Church

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All Saints’ Church, one of two Episcopal churches in the Episcopal Parish of All Saints’ Church & St. George’s Chapel, is located on Olive Avenue, only yards away from the ocean. It is the only church in Rehoboth Beach on its original site and maintaining its original design. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was constructed in the 1890s to meet the needs of a growing number of Episcopalians migrating to the area. Initially, Rehoboth was one of many seaside campgrounds established by Methodists on the Delmarva Peninsula. (The home of Methodism is located about 30 miles north of Rehoboth at Barratt’s Chapel.)

The building was not without changes. Fires in 1938 and 1943 occasioned repairs to the original structure. The belfry and All Souls’ Chapel were added in 1943. The Parish Hall and connecting office corridor were added in 1947 and recently enlarged and updated in 2001.

All Saints’ originally a summer parish

During the early years, services were held during the summer months, and clergy were supplied through a variety of arrangements, often in combination with St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lewes, five miles to the north. It was not until 1945 that All Saints’ became a year-round parish recognized by the Diocese of Delaware. The first full-time rectors stayed for short periods. From 1951 through August of 2001, All Saints’ was served by only two rectors, Richard Bailey and James Manion. The present rector, Max J. Wolf, arrived in September 2001.

Father Bailey’s influence was strong in building the church community, the direction of liturgy, and establishing many of the groups and events that still define the community today. Father Manion, arriving in 1981, continued to support and enhance many of these efforts, particularly encouraging the strong All Saints’ tradition of outreach into the community. Father Max has continued and expanded this outreach into many new sectors of the community. The results have been a steady growth in parishioners attending both All Saints’ church and St. George’s Chapel on a year-round basis.