The Church of Bethesda-By-The Sea, 141 South County Road, Town of Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA / Built: 1926 / Architect: Hiss and Weekes / Religious Affiliation: Episcopal / Architectural Style: Gothic Revival

Bethesda-by-the-Sea is an Episcopal Church by the Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach, Florida. It is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and the oldest existing congregation in Palm Beach. The church building is an example of the gothic revival style and surrounds a courtyard.

Initially the church began in the Little Red Schoolhouse in January 1889. The initial church was built of mostly wood from lumber from the beach with service beginning in April that year. There was little access to the church aside from by boat. A larger new lot was sought in the following years with a rectory being built in 1890 and a second church built in the spring of 1895. The second church held its last service on Easter Sunday April 12, 1925.

The architectural firm of Hiss and Weekes produced a straightforward plan for the building, focused around a central courtyard or cloister. They placed the sanctuary entrance and a truncated tower closest to the intersection. A second walkway led to the entrance of the cloister, which featured both an outdoor pulpit and a fountain dominated by a sculpture of an angel. In the original plans, the choir and guild rooms were located on the east side of the cloister and the living areas for the rector and his staff were on the north. Inside the church, the bare stone and plaster columns and walls of the nave and side aisles are lit by stained glass windows. The dark wood of the ceiling recedes into the background. There is an order and legibility of plan in this church that is more typically seen in hotels.

The current church held the first service at its current location on Christmas Day 1926.

Donald and Melania Trump were married in the church on January 22, 2005. Trump's youngest son, Barron, was christened at the church. They have attended Christmas Eve and Easter Celebrations here in 2016, 2017, and 2019 after Trump's election as President of the United States.

Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto were married at the church on April 27, 2013.

Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
sah-archipedia.org/buildings/FL-01-099-0080
bbts.org/visit-us/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda-by-the-Sea
www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/real-estate/2017/10/...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiss_and_Weekes

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The Church of Bethesda-By-The Sea

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Built: 1926

Architect: Hiss and Weekes

Religious Affiliation: Episcopal

Architectural Style: Gothic Revival

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