Our Campus

Beginning as a fifty square foot Episcopal chapel in the 1930’s – unheated and lit only by candlelight – The Church of the Holy Spirit parish complex is now fully air-conditioned and features ADA compliant handicapped access as well as a new wireless system for the hearing impaired.

Our capacity for Sunday worship is approximately 225, with up to 80 households joining us via livestreaming each week

Our campus is composed of four landscaped acres, easily accessed at the intersection of Rt. 28 and Monument Road in Orleans. Over the years, the original sanctuary has been lovingly enlarged with east, west, and north transepts, administrative offices, a large two-story Parish Hall, and classrooms for Sunday School activities. Below the Church is St. Dunstan’s Chapel which houses the Columbarium and access to the Memorial Garden. All of these are accessible from the Church by elevator and stairs.

The Church of the Holy Spirit also includes:

• The Kimball Craft House was founded by Florence Kimball and contains the original presses, punches and equipment for making the hammered aluminum products that continue to be made by parishioners and sold in the Galley West Art Gallery.
• The Parish Hall upper level includes the Fireplace Room which is used for meetings, and the parish hall itself, capable of seating approximately 212 people, or 160 for a seated meal. Our kitchen is commercial grade with professional cooking and refrigeration capabilities. The main entrance to the parish hall is handicap accessible and an elevator leads to the ground level housing the church school, nursery, and Free Shop. The Parish Hall and meeting rooms are used by community groups on a regular basis, such as Al-Anon, the Red Cross and Nauset Newcomers. Various for-profit groups have produced revenue by renting the Parish Hall, including the Meeting House Chamber Music concerts in the summer.
• The Parish Hall lower level includes the Church School, Nursery and Free Shop The Church School has four classrooms. The Nursery, with crib and play area, is fully equipped with its own bathroom for toddlers, refrigerator, microwave, and sink; and a children’s playground is available across the parking lot. The Free Shop for 50 years has offered and accepted gently used clothing for anyone in need, of any age (open Mondays and Wednesdays 10 am – 1 pm).
• The Solar Field opposite the north entrance is tangible witness to our values of environmental stewardship.
• Galley West Art Gallery opened in 2021 as a volunteer-run community art gallery dedicated to supporting artists in the Lower and Outer Cape Cod towns. The gallery is located in the newly restored historic Galley West on the campus of the Church of the Holy Spirit. The restoration was made possible by grants through the Orleans Community Preservation Act. Galley West was the home of Richard and Florence Kimball and the first church building for CHS founding members and perpetuates the deep tradition of artistic creation and artist community at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Visit Website: www.galleywestartgallery.com Contact: contact@gwagart.com