S. Stephen's Church (Providence, Rhode Island)

S. Stephen's Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 114 George Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It is in the Brown University campus and is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island.

The church building, a large stone Gothic Revival structure, was designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1860–62. In 1889 the congregation received a major bequest from Henry J. Steere, a prominent philanthropist and industrialist.

Its current rector is the Rev. Benjamin Pearce Straley, who was formerly Organist and Associate Director of Music of Washington National Cathedral.

The church building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Rectors

 * 1) Francis Vinton, 1839–1840
 * 2) George Leeds, 1840–1841
 * 3) Henry Waterman, 1841–1845
 * 4) James H. Eames, 1845–1850
 * 5) Henry Waterman, 1850–1874
 * 6) Charles W. Ward, 1875–1877
 * 7) James W. Colwell, 1878–1884
 * 8) George McClellan Fiske, 1884–1919
 * 9) Frederick Spies Penfold, 1919–1926
 * 10) Frederic Fleming, 1927–1930
 * 11) Charles Townsend, Jr., 1930–1945
 * 12) Paul van K. Thomson, 1946–1949
 * 13) Warren R. Ward, 1949–1965
 * 14) Paul C. Kintzing, 1965–1976
 * 15) Livingston T. Merchant, 1977–1980
 * 16) Ronald P. Conner, 1981–1989
 * 17) David L. Stokes, Jr., 1991–1999
 * 18) John D. Alexander, 2000–2019
 * 19) Benjamin P. Straley (2021-)