St. Mark's Episcopal Church
18th and Locust Streets

Saint Mark's Church was founded in 1847 and actually built between 1848 and 1849 by John Notman, the architect who also designed Church of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square. Its architecture is in the Decorated Gothic style commonly used in England in the late 13th and 14th centuries, and it recognized as one of the best examples of this Gothic Revival style. Saint Marks was specifically founded to reflect the theology of the Oxford Movement, a movement within the Church of England to reclaim its Catholic Heritage. Saint Marks enjoys a reputation for choral and organ music of the highest caliber. Recently, Saint Marks has become known throughout the area for its Change Ringing, the sacred art of bell ringing that was developed in 17th century England.

Features "change-ringing," in which a group of congregants takes turns ringing the church-bells with ropes, producing a cascade of sound heard throughout the community. Watch here.
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