St. James Episcopal Church (Hyde Park, New York)

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St. James Episcopal Church
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St. James Episcopal Church (Hyde Park, New York)
St. James Episcopal Church
Location4526 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, New York
CountryUnited States
Denomination Episcopal Church
Website stjameshydepark.org
History
Founded1811;215 years ago (1811)
Dedication St. James
Consecrated October 10, 1811
Architecture
Architectural type Church
Completed1844
Administration
Province Province II
Diocese New York
Clergy
Bishop Matthew Heyd
Priest in charge The Rev. Meredith Kadet Sanderson
Deacon The Rev. Gail Ganter-Toback
Laity
Organist Kyeongji Koh

St. James Episcopal Church is a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, located at 4526 Albany Post Road (U.S. Route 9) in Hyde Park, New York, across the street from the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. The church is associated with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, whose family estate is located 2.7 miles south of the church. Roosevelt served in the vestry and as senior warden of the church, even during his presidency, and he, his wife Eleanor, and their family regularly attended service there whenever they were in Hyde Park. [1]

Contents

The church reported 206 members in 2016 and 108 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $186,912 with average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 73 persons. [2]

Churchyard

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View of the east side, from the churchyard

The churchyard contains the graves or memorials of a variety of notables, including several members of Franklin Roosevelt's family.

Roosevelt family

Other notables

References

  1. "St. James' History".
  2. "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 9 January 2026.