We care about our neighbors. Through our ministries we strive for justice and equity for all God’s children.
We love each other. We are never perfect, but in a busy city it is good to find friends to laugh and cry with, to share stories of your day, your children, your parents, and your job.
We pray together. We are an Episcopal Church. Our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry calls us the“Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement— individuals, small gathered communities and congregations whose way of life is the way of Jesus and his way of love. Our worship is a time to connect deeply to God through stories, music, silence, sacraments, and prayer.”
Rector
[email protected]The Reverend Matthew Dayton-Welch is the 16th rector of the Church of the Epiphany in its 191-year history. He presides over a season of vitality for Epiphany as the church settles into its new and much larger home, with new outreach partnerships, new senior staff appointments and a new financial picture, and at a time when the Episcopal Diocese of New York welcomes a new bishop, the Right Reverend Matthew Heyd. In so doing, he also stewards a through line for a parish with a historic passion for community engagement, congregational care, and inviting worship. Previously, Fr. Matthew served six years as rector of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, during which the congregation grew threefold. He also held positions at St. David's Episcopal Church in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and Christ Church in Short Hills, New Jersey. He is a graduate of the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Originally from Oklahoma, Fr. Matthew has extensive experience in the Middle East, having received his calling to ordained ministry while serving as a diplomat at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem where he worked closely with Jewish, Christian, and Muslim leaders and human rights advocates, and where he led near-weekly walking tours of Jerusalem and Bethlehem for visiting American congressional delegations. Fr. Matthew is a trustee of the Spafford Children's Center in the Old City of Jerusalem, a historic house of hope that provides trauma therapy and academic tutoring for disenfranchised children, and empowerment programs for women, and he leads its American fundraising campaign. He was admitted last year to the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem by His Majesty King Charles III. Previously he served as the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania's Canon for the Holy Land. He completed six years as trustee of the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and was an inaugural member of the International Steering Committee for the Princess Basma Center in Jerusalem, an astonishing school and support center for children with disabilities and their families. Fr. Matthew (Di-Ti-YO-Hi-Ha) is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He is married to Paul Dayton-Welch, and they live near the church with their two dogs, Barnabas and Juniper.
Director of Day School
[email protected] 212-737-2720 • ext. 25The Day School is where children ages 2-5 are involved in various programs including art, music, yoga, etc. that…
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[email protected]Robert Howard is an active member of the Episcopal Church, serving on the Vestry at Christ & Saint Stephen’s…
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[email protected]Joe is involved with cleaning, maintenance, and repair for the Church and Day School.
Sunday School Director
[email protected]Marilyn is a true Tex/Mex, bilingual teacher with a flavor all her own. When she’s not teaching Sunday School at Epiphany she is singing with…
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Gerald is involved with cleaning, maintenance, and repair for the Church and Day School.
Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham
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Caroline Angell
Denise Cruz
Carron Donohue
Janette Gautier
Stacey Gutman
Edward Kelleher
Carolyn Hale
Torrey Lind
Pamela Byrd
From 1832 through the present, click through our Timeline to discovery the history of The Church Epiphany alongside the history of New York City.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Each week, Monday through Friday, the Carter Burden Senior Lunch Program serves a hot lunch to all seniors 60 years and older. For more information, please go to https://www.carterburdennetwork.org/cblc
Tuesday January 2nd
11:00am
The Church of the Epiphany’s Wednesday Night Dinner Program is open for dine in on Wednesday's only, beginning at 6pm. A hot, nutritious take-out dinner is typically served each Wednesday evening to anyone who needs one.
Wednesday May 3rd
6:00pm