Learn About The History of St John’s Episcopal Church, Jamaica Plain
St John's Episcopal Church 1 Roanoke Avenue, Jamaica PlainKatharine Cipolla, Parish Historian, will present a survey of the historic building from her recent book A History of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, The First Century. St. John’s Episcopal Parish was founded in 1839 in central Jamaica Plain. The first chapel was on what is now St. John Street. The parish inherited land from the estate of General William Hyslop Sumner, a long-time member of the parish, on which this building was…