History

In 1893 Robert Ryerss an owner of a shipping company and a member of Trinity Church Oxford, saw a need for a new church close to his summer home, Burholme. No churches were in the Fox Chase Rockledge area and a mission of Trinity was established.  Rockledge was a stop over point between Philadelphia and New Hope and a toll road started here at Central Ave. (Huntingdon Turnpike) This was the way folks traveled to New York. The mission grew quickly and a young priest the Reverend Fordyce Hubbard Argo was appointed to take charge of the mission. We grew into a parish quickly. Reverend Argo stayed on as rector until 1946 when he retired, fifty years later.

Arial View of our Church showing a large cross in Rockledge

After Mr. Ryerss death, Mrs. Ryerss wanted to build a memorial to her husband. They had visited and liked St. Mary's Cathedral in St Neot's Huntingdonshire  England. (pictured to the left) The architects fashioned plans for a scaled down version to be built in Rockledge.  The original church, (now the parish house) was on the front of the property and either needed to be moved or razed so the new building could be placed in the more prominent position. It was lifted up, placed on greased timbers and pulled to it's new position by mules in 1897  The dedication of the new building was in 1898.