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During the colonial period in Middlesex, the area known as Christchurch became the center of religious and social life in Middlesex County, and its prominence lasted for over 100 years. The Honorable Henry Corbin of Buckingham House established Lancaster Parish covering the area from central Middlesex to Laneview. Early districts within Middlesex were formed by the creation of two church parishes.  On May 27, 1657, the area from central Middlesex to Laneview was established b

By Mike Lyman -  Past Governor, Virginia Society Order of Founders and Patriots of America In the 50 years following the settlement at Jamestown, 18 families settled in what is now known as Middlesex County.  This plaque on the wall of our historic cemetery lists the Virginia founders and patriots buried in our Christ Church Parish churchyard. Sir Henry Chicheley's family coat of arms. The most prominent and influential was Sir Henry Chicheley from Rosegill Plantation.  Chris

At one time, most of us were, too.  We came from various backgrounds to the “big tent” of the Episcopal Church.  Just as we were welcomed, so are you.    What We Believe We believe in the Trinity:  God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.  And as Jesus, the Son, taught us, we are called to love God and to love our neighbors and all of God’s Creation. We believe Jesus was the true and only Son of God, sent to live among us, to teach us what God expects of us, and t

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A Brief Historical Overview of Christ Church Parish from the first Vestry Meeting on January 29, 1666 through the American Revolution, establishment of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A., and the establishment of Christchurch School. By Gordon Eliot White January 29, 1666, a General Vestry meeting was held at Rosegill, the house of Sir Henry Chichley.   Records preserved in the The Vestry Book of Christ Church, 1663-1797 read: “We doe accord and agree