About Us
Watch our video: "All Things Come of Thee"
This 21 minute video includes scenes of worship and heart-felt testimonials. Church member Jocelyn Safrit declares, "I think [Holy Comforter] has provided a place for me to question and search that...I don't think I would have found [in] too many other places...it certainly has strengthened the spiritual aspects in my life."
Our History
Located in the heart of downtown Burlington, Holy Comforter began with our beloved, quaint St. Athanasius Church in the church grove built in 1880 by founding families.
The sanctuary of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter with its Gothic architecture and tower, consecrated by Bishop Joseph B. Cheshire in 1911 and truly a comfort to successive generations, was a gift from Lawrence S. Holt, Sr. and Margaret Erwin Holt in memory of their young daughter Emily F. Holt.
Every Easter morning after worship services, the congregation, led by our children and the crucifer, follows the Flowering Cross in procession to Emily’s grave in the church grove.
The current congregation of Holy Comforter numbers about 500 members and visitors from across Alamance County, up and down the roads between Chapel Hill and Greensboro. We are the only Episcopal parish in the city of Burlington and are known for being a caring community of diverse perspectives, lively faith, and commitment to service.
Come and join us for Sunday worship and everyday fellowship.
Watch our video: "All Things Come of Thee"
This 21 minute video includes scenes of worship and heart-felt testimonials. Church member Jocelyn Safrit declares, "I think [Holy Comforter] has provided a place for me to question and search that...I don't think I would have found [in] too many other places...it certainly has strengthened the spiritual aspects in my life."
Our History
Located in the heart of downtown Burlington, Holy Comforter began with our beloved, quaint St. Athanasius Church in the church grove built in 1880 by founding families.The sanctuary of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter with its Gothic architecture and tower, consecrated by Bishop Joseph B. Cheshire in 1911 and truly a comfort to successive generations, was a gift from Lawrence S. Holt, Sr. and Margaret Erwin Holt in memory of their young daughter Emily F. Holt.
Every Easter morning after worship services, the congregation, led by our children and the crucifer, follows the Flowering Cross in procession to Emily’s grave in the church grove.The current congregation of Holy Comforter numbers about 500 members and visitors from across Alamance County, up and down the roads between Chapel Hill and Greensboro. We are the only Episcopal parish in the city of Burlington and are known for being a caring community of diverse perspectives, lively faith, and commitment to service.
Come and join us for Sunday worship and everyday fellowship.
Holy Comforter’s Mission
To worship God
revealed to us as creator,
As Jesus the Christ
and as the Holy Spirit
And experience
God’s presence within the church family,
Nurturing each other
Through a comprehensive parish program
While affirming
each other’s
individual ministries
And responding in Jesus’
continuing call
To minister to others
We’re delighted you are
visiting our website and
we invite you to
visit Holy Comforter, a
downtown, historic
Burlington parish of the
Episcopal Diocese of
North Carolina, the
Episcopal Church in the
U.S.A., and the worldwide
Anglican Communion.
We hope you will feel
most welcomed and called
to your own discovery of
faith and gifts of ministry.
Click here to view our
Sunday Worship Schedule.
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, a parish of The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
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