Historic Significance: The oldest Episcopal Church in Howard County , built in 1727.

Threat: Deterioration: The church is in the process of raising funds for the vital restoration of the original church building and its stained glass windows.

According to Celia M. Holland's Landmarks of Howard County, Christ Church, built in 1727, was designated Queen Caroline Parish Church in 1728. The Reverend James Macgill (Macgill’s Common) served as its first full-time rector. After the Revolution, Christ Church suffered for lack of care and was practically abandoned. Then in 1809, the present building was erected on the foundation of the old.

Today, nearly 200 years later, the church is in active use, but deteriorating and in need of funding and repair. The structure has been enlarged, but the original church containing memorial stained glass windows given in honor of Rev. MacGill and an old slave gallery which extends around three sides of the church, remains the heart of the structure.

The church is seeking funds to replace the cedar shake roof, restore the stain glass windows, and replace the wood trim.