Walking through the city, I noticed this church I had never seen before—the St. Mark’s Church has 350 years of history. It’s one of the oldest sites of religious practice and the 2nd oldest church building in Manhattan. It was built as a family chapel which is why it is skewed from the City Grid. In 1799, Alexander Hamilton helped incorporate the church as the first Episcopal parish independent of the Trinity Church in the U.S. Today is still used as a church and an event space for the community every week. They just had a Thanksgiving dinner in the Welcome Center, a lunch-in, a family advent crafts and Christmas music event, and a St. Nicholas Party. They soon will be having a Christmas pageant, caroling, and cocoa, a St. Mark’s Rocks Christmas Concert and more. The lion represents Mark the Evangelist, the traditional symbol.
