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Emmanuel Church
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| Location: | 50 Emmanuel Church Rd., Killingworth, Connecticut |
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| Area: | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built: | 1803 |
| Architectural style: | Federal |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 99000924[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 05, 1999 |
Emmanuel Church is a historic church building at 50 Emmanuel Church Road in Killingworth, Connecticut.
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It was built in 1803 by a group of farmers and originally called Union Church.
There was no electricity inside the building until the 1970s, and the congregation used an outhouse until 1987 when a parish hall, kitchen and indoor bathroom were added.[2] The book Forty Years a Country Preacher was written by George B. Gilbert, a former pastor of this church.
The church houses an organ built by the firm Karl Wilhelm Inc. of Mont-St. Hilaire, Quebec. In its design and construction, the organ is true to historic principles, dating back to the 17th Century. The free-standing self-contained case is made of white oak with hand-carved butternut pipe shades, which are gilded with 22 karat gold leaf. The natural keys are covered with ebony and the sharps are rosewood and plated with cow bone. There are 8 stops of metal pipes which are of tin-lead alloy, that provide an amazing versatility of sounds, from soft to bright and full. The Bourdon 16’ and 8’, played with the feet on the pedal board, are made of wood and are used to play the bass notes. There is a total of 636 pipes.[2]
The church also has a single stained glass window and a brass chandelier.
The congregation is Episcopal. The church's outreach programs include Helping Hands Food Bank, Amazing Grace Food Pantry, St. Vincent dePaul's Place, Bishop's Fund for Children, Heifer International, Lulac Head Start, New Horizons Women's Shelter, and Mision Divino Salvador in Bogota, Colombia.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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