Mariners' Church
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Mariners' Church of Detroit (Free and Independent) is a congregation in the Anglican tradition but not attached to any denomination. Known as "the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral", the Church uses the 1662 and American 1928 editions of the Book of Common Prayer.
The church's bell tolled 29 times in November 1975 to mourn the loss of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and her 29 crew members; the tolling is specifically referenced by Gordon Lightfoot in his 1976 hit "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". This act has been repeated on every November 10 since to mark the anniversary of the sinking.
[edit] Staff
Rector: Rev. Richard W. Ingalls, Jr.
Deacon: Rev. Jesse Roby, Jr.
Organist and Choirmaster: Kenneth J. Sweetman
Assistant Organist: Kevin J. Bylsma
