Our Parish
The Church of the Holy Spirit
Founded in 1933 on the elbow of Cape Cod, The Church of the Holy Spirit is a growing, year-round Episcopal parish that expands slightly during the summer months to accommodate summer residents and visitors to the Cape. Our 10:00 am Sunday Holy Eucharist welcomes between 110 and 150 worshippers throughout the year; quieter “spoken” 4:00 pm Sunday and 11:00 am Thursday services of Holy Eucharist welcomes 15 to 20 people each week. While many of our parishioners reflect the Cape’s high population of retirees from around the country, our church school has welcomed increasing numbers of children since 2024.
We gather to be fed in community by scripture and sacrament, so that we may live out God’s love in our daily lives. Our style is best understood as “broad church” and is guided by the 1979 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. Our campus hums throughout the week thanks to our Parish Free Shop, Summer Food 4 Kids ministry, Kimball Metalcraft Guild and small group and ministry team gatherings. Our parish choir regularly includes 25 or more voices.
Since our founding the arts have been foundational to our faith; our parish reception room features a new exhibit of parishioner art monthly, and our campus also houses the Galley West art gallery in what was once the small home of founders Richard and Florence Kimball.
The first 1933 church was built from the remains of the Chequesset Neck Inn in Wellfleet after it was tossed into the sea by one of Cape Cod’s famed Nor’easter storms. Many additions and renovations later, our parish buildings preserve a warm, weathered individuality that generations of parishioners continue to cherish. While our footprint has grown significantly over the years, great care has been taken during church renovations to ensure that our Cape style church has retained its architectural quirks and charm.
Come and visit us on a Sunday or on any other day of the week. You’ll find a warm and peace-filled church and campus where you can worship God and come to know us at your own pace.