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All Saints Episcopal Church, Reisterstown Parish

All Saints’ Episcopal Church is located in Reisterstown, Maryland. The church was established in 1891. All Saints’ is an Episcopal parish church. The man responsible for the church instance is William Keyser. Keyser was a wealthy business man who worked and resided in Baltimore. He was a member of the All Saints’ Protestant Episcopal Church located in Reisterstown, MD. 2 The church is still operating today in Reisterstown, Maryland and the overseer is Rev. David A. Stenner, Rector.

In 1889 William Keyser attended “All Saints Day” held at All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church in Reisterstown, MD.3 He was so moved by the service he offered the church land and money to build a new church. The church was built in remembrance of his mother Elizabeth Wyman Keyser. Keyser used well known architects and construction companies to build the new church. “The architects responsible for designing the church were from the firm of Longfellow, Alden and Harlow.” The construction was completed by a company out of Baltimore by the name of Philip Walsh and Sons. 1 “Keyser hired his cousin from Boston Sarah Wyman Whitman to design the stained glass windows.” 1 The church has several historical landmarks that were added to the church grounds in the late 18th century and early 19th century that are still in use today. Arthur John Rich was the first reverend to deliver a message when the church opened in 1891.

Today in 2007 All Saints’ Episcopal Church is still operating and declaring the gospel of Jesus Christ. The church offers several ministries to help those who attend and those in the community. The church offers activities and service for all ages. The outreach ministry sponsors many fund raisers to help meet the needs of people in the community. When All Saints Episcopal Church opened in 1891 there were two other All Saints’ Churches in existence, however, those churches have closed leaving All Saints’ Episcopal Church to be only still operating. 1

All Saints Church History, Reisterstown, Maryland (http://www.allsaints.ang-md.org/history.htm)

2  Clayton Colman Hall. Baltimore: Its History and its People. Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1912. (http://books.google.com/books?id=DMCLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA294&dg=william+keyser+episocal+church+reistertown+md#PPA294,M1)

3 New York Times, 1889. (http://.nytimes.com/9stabstract.html?res=9A01EIDF173BED33A25750CA9679D94689FD7CF