Emmanuel Church

About this church

Emmanuel Church offers two Sunday Episcopal services at 42 Dearborn Street in Newport. The 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II, is a spoken service without music in All Saints Chapel, an intimate room seating about forty people and accessible from inside the nave or through the exterior door beside the main entrance. The principal 10:00 service uses the same rite with congregational and choral singing, organ, other instruments, and lay participation in readings, prayers, and Eucharistic ministry.

A member of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, Emmanuel has long been known locally as “the Church of the people.” Its roots are in a mid-nineteenth-century house church formed among Newport service workers and tradespeople, while its current building was designed by Ralph Adams Cram. That history continues in the church’s role as a neighborhood anchor: it shares space with nonprofits and describes compassion, practical support, worship, and friendship as parts of one community life. The contrast between a quiet forty-seat chapel service and a music-rich principal Eucharist gives newcomers a meaningful choice, while livestreams and sermons allow people to explore Emmanuel before walking through the doors.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 24, 2026. Sources: Official welcome page, complete Sunday service descriptions and chapel access · Official homepage, Episcopal affiliation, community work, livestream, and addres · Official worship page, congregational identity and welcome · Official history and community page

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