Ascension Episcopal Parish

About this church

Ascension Episcopal Parish worships in an intimate historic church in Portland’s West Hills. Its regular Sunday schedule offers a quiet, spoken Holy Eucharist at 8:00 a.m. and a sung Rite I Eucharist with hymns at 10:00. During the published summer season, the 10:00 Eucharist continues every Sunday, with an additional 8:00 service on the first Sunday of the month. The parish follows the traditional-language Rite I liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer, and families may use an unstaffed nursery.

Ascension has served Portland since 1889, first as a chapel and Sunday school connected with Trinity Church and later as a full Episcopal parish. Its Carpenter Gothic building gained a parish hall in 1946, and a Baroque organ built by Ken Coulter was dedicated in 1978; that instrument accompanies the 10:00 service and special concerts. Parish traditions include a harvest dinner, pancake supper, Easter brunch, and summer barbecue. The small scale, traditional language, historic building, and distinction between silent and sung Eucharist make Ascension a particularly clear choice for visitors seeking classic Anglican worship in a close-knit setting.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 24, 2026. Sources: Regular and summer worship schedules · Rite I Sunday worship · Parish, building, and organ history · Parish events

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