The beginnings of Saint James Mill Creek Hundred are dated to 1714, when James Robinson endowed ten acres for the establishment of an Anglican church and school.  A frame structure was erected in 1716, and was described by The Rev. George Ross (the father-in-law of Betsy Ross and the first minister of the church) as "made of wood, . . . as fair and complete an oratory as any not made of brick within the government."  The stone church that stands today was built in the 1820's.  The interior is colonial in style with white box pews and a three-sided balcony.  The building was consecrated by Bishop William White of Pennsylvania who had served as chaplain to the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1789.  Following the Revolutionary War, Bishop White became the chief architect of the Constitution of the Episcopal Church in the United States.

 

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Regarding me:  I came to this parish in August 2002, after having served churches in Pueblo, LaVeta, and Greeley, Colorado.  I left New Jersey in 1972 and moved to the Washington, D.C., and began employment with the Federal Government.  In 1977, I transferred to Denver, Colorado.  I left the government in 1989 and moved to Wisconsin to attend a seminary of the Episcopal Church.  After receiving my Masters of Divinity in 1992, I returned to Colorado where I was ordained and served churches in Greeley, Pueblo, and LaVeta.  I was then called to the parish of Saint James Mill Creek Hundred in Wilmington, Delaware, and began my duties here in August 2002. 

 

Blessings,

Jim Bimbi