Calvary is pastored by the Rev. Robert Stuhlmann. Father Bob can be reached via email at: [email protected]
A Brief History of Calvary Episcopal Church
Calvary Episcopal Church in Underhill Flats is a small parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. The Diocese of Vermont is itself a member of the national Episcopal Church, one of the constituents of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
There has been an Episcopal presence in Underhill since 1789. The present church building was constructed more than 175 years ago. Calvary has an established place in Underhill with a mission and ministry validated by time.
Here are some highlights:
● Participates in the Essex/Jericho/Underhill Food Shelf (distribution is held on the third Saturday of the month at 9-11am at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Jericho, VT. The Food Shelf is currently using a drive through model. Visit the Food Shelf's websitefor more information). ● Prepares and serves a monthly soup and bread supper, with free will offering going to a local charity (currently on hold due to Covid 19 restrictions) ● Participates in annual ecumenical Holy Week services, including the Good Friday Cross walk. ● Pitches in for various fundraising activities during the annual Harvest Market in Underhill Flats each September. ● Gives annual Christmas support to Brookhaven Treatment and Learning Center, an Episcopal sponsored school for emotionally/behaviorally challenged boys ages 6-14. ● Individually, Calvary parishioners are also involved in the following outreach activities when they are not working at or for the church: Jericho Underhill Land Trust, Underhill Central School Garden, committee managing a memorial fund for the disabled, Camp Agape, Jericho Center Library, Lamoille Union middle/high school and GMTCC school board member, chairperson of finance commission, community member of curriculum committee, Cambridge Recreational Board Member, and many more that have not been documented here.
Calvary worshippers are the inheritors, and current stewards, of the vision, leadership, and faith-filled work of past generations of Episcopalians to whom is owed a debt of gratitude. It was they who paid for the land, built the church, furnished it, and provided an endowment without which today’s Calvary could hardly be imagined. Calvary’s history also serves as a reminder that all are a part of a larger whole, a global Communion, through whom we help witness to a world on every continent. Not least, this history and heritage gives a strong and deep sense of identity – a community of Christian faith that is open and welcoming to all.