Trinity Profile - 2026

Old Parish House (Christina Community Center) (3C) This large, two-story brick Victorian building is owned by the Parish and rented to a day care center. It includes a nished basement with a limited kitchen area. Old Swedes uses a portion of the rst oor on Sundays for the parish hall (co ee hour), rest room, and nursery area, and for other specially scheduled events.

Hendrickson House This two-story Swedish Colonial house was moved to the Old Swedes complex from Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania in 1959 and carefully restored, stone by stone and timber by timber. It is now used by the Old Swedes Foundation for o ces, and it houses a small museum of Swedish Colonial history. A vault for church records is located in the basement. Old Swedes Church Park Plaza Under a Community Development Project sponsored by the Old Swedes Foundation in 1980, a rundown playground adjacent to the church was redeveloped into an attractive park. The park cost was funded from foundations, the Diocese, individuals, and industry. The park serves as a leisure area for nearby residents and contains an outdoor stage for the performing arts. Much of the construction was done by unskilled persons, many from the neighborhood, some in the process of rehabilitation. Some young people from the Parish worked along with them. A Cityside Award for the design and construction was given to Trinity Church parishioner George M. Whiteside, III, the architect and prime mover.

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