A typical member of the congregation is Rita West, a South Philadelphia resident who works at Black Tie at 12th and Walnut. An Italian-American who was raised Roman Catholic, she came to Old Swedes ...

We bring true authenticity to this neighborhood.” On July 25, clergy from five historic Philadelphia congregations assembled at Gloria Dei Old Swedes Church in Queen Village to talk about their ...

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Episcopal Church in Philadelphia’s Queen Village neighborhood is both Pennsylvania’s oldest surviving brick building and oldest church. Established in 1646 as a Swedish ...

The oldest church in Philadelphia is Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church, at Water Street in Queen Village was founded by Swedish settlers in 1677. Additionally, the northwest corner of Chestnut and ...

a historic church in South Philadelphia is holding a gravestone cleaning event to celebrate and preserve history. Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church, near Front and Christian streets, was ...

This year, Old Swedes will celebrate its 325th anniversary ... in and near Delaware Philadelphia has Christ Church, where the founding fathers came together to pray while deciding how to build ...

The church in question is Christ Church (Old Swedes), Upper Merion ... with the settlers spreading out to Philadelphia in succeeding years. Between 1655 and 1675, the book reveals, the Swedes ...

WILMINGTON The historic bell pealed and dogwood flower petals fluttered down like confetti as a document was signed Monday to add Old Swedes Church to the First State National Historical Park.