ese ▁of ▁Bridge port . ▁This ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁par ishes ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁that ▁also ▁serve ▁parish ion ers ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁The ▁original ▁church ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁well - known ▁church ▁architect ▁Joseph ▁A . ▁Jackson ▁of ▁New ▁H aven ▁and ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁contract or , ▁Max ▁A . ▁Dun sch midt , ▁was ▁locally ▁famous ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁his ▁many ▁building ▁projects . ▁The ▁Sh ing le - style ▁Goth ic ▁building ▁had ▁a ▁cler est ory ▁ 4 3 ▁feet ▁by ▁ 6 8 ▁feet , ▁a ▁brick ▁bas ement , ▁and ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁for ▁ 1 5 0 . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁church ▁acquired ▁a ▁two - manual ▁pipe ▁organ , ▁op us ▁ 3 1 4 5 , ▁from ▁the ▁Est ey ▁Organ ▁Company ▁of ▁Br attle bor o , ▁Verm ont . ▁The ▁fate ▁of ▁this ▁instrument ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁church ▁had ▁become ▁too ▁small ▁for ▁its ▁growing ▁con greg ation ▁and , ▁although ▁the ▁earlier ▁building ▁was ▁highly ▁regarded , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁needed . ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁the ▁church ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁hold , ▁however , ▁until ▁a ▁new ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁completed . ▁The ▁large ▁circular ▁church ,