1845, the formerly Swedish Lutheran congregation joined the Episcopal Church. Today the church is owned and maintained by its congregation of Episcopalians. The church was designated a National Historic Site on November 17, 1942. It is an affiliated area of the National Park Service under Independence National Historical Park. The church site is owned and administered by the Corporation of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Swedish pastors Andreas Rudman, 1697-1702 Andreas Sandel, 1702-1719 Jonas Lidman, 1719-1730 Johan Eneberg, acting 1730-1733 Johannes Dylander, 1737-1741 Gabriel Näsman, 1743-1750 Olof Parlin, 1750-1757 Erik Nordenlind, acting 1757-1759 Carl Magnus Wrangel, 1759-1768 Anders Göransson, 1768-1779 Matthias Hultgren, 1779-1786 Nicholas Collin, 1786-1831 Source: Cemetery The church cemetery includes the following interments: Sven Gunnarsson (d. 1678), one of the first buried at the church, a founding father of the New Sweden colony. Andreas Rudman, pastor 1698-1702 Johan Dylander, pastor 1737-1741 John C. Hunterson (1841-1927), Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (issued August 2, 1897). William Irvine (1741–1804), Revolutionary War officer and physician. George Ord, Jr. (1781–1866), ornithologist. James Peale (1749–1831), Revolutionary War officer and artist (brother of Charles Willson Peale). Sarah Miriam Peale (1800–1885) portrait painter, daughter of James Peale. Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), ornithologist and illustrator. Amandus Johnson (1877–1974), Swedish-American scholar and founder of the American Swedish Historical Museum. Peter Gunnarsson Rambo (1611–1698), Swedish immigrant who became known as the Father of New Sweden. Gallery See also List of the oldest buildings in Pennsylvania Laurentius Carels, Swedish American Lutheran pastor Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes) in Wilmington, Delaware References External links NPS website: Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site Churches of New Sweden Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church Burial Ground at Find A Grave Digitized historical documents from Gloria Dei, on the Philadelphia Congregations website. Churches in Philadelphia Buildings and structures in Independence National Historical Park South Philadelphia Episcopal churches in Pennsylvania New Sweden Swedish-American culture in Pennsylvania Churches completed in 1700 Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia National Historic Sites in Pennsylvania Tourist attractions in Philadelphia 1677 establishments in Pennsylvania 1942 establishments in Pennsylvania Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia 17th-century Episcopal church buildings 17th-century churches in the United States 18th-century churches in