Welcome To Christ Church: Our Story

Christ Church Forest Hill, Rock Spring Parish, an Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Maryland, welcomes everyone to come and share in the worship of Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior. At Christ Church we embrace the second most important commandment that Christ instituted – to love our neighbors as ourselves. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Christ Church Forest Hill has been serving Harford County since its founding in 1805. We are known by many in the Forest Hill neighborhood as “The Church With The Chimes,” which toll the Time on the quarter-hour, and plays Hymns at selected hours of the day. We host several 12-Step Meetings each week, an Aerobics Class and Jazzercise! We are also know for our legendary Church Suppers and Annual Yard Sale.

Our Sunday Mornings begin with Bible Study at 9:00AM, followed by The Holy Eucharist at 10:00AM in the Church. After Church there is a Fellowship Hour in the Parish House.

During the current Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak, public services are suspended until further notice from The Governor’s Office and The Diocese of Maryland’s Four Phase Plan. We Live Stream Sunday Services at 9:45AM, and Monday -Friday we Live Stream Prayers At Noon. These Live Stream Services can be found on our Face Book page, or here on our Live Stream Services page.

Sunday Live Stream Services: We begin with Music at 9:45, and a service of Lessons, Sermon and Prayers patterned on The Liturgy of the Word, Holy Eucharist Rite II, from The Book of Common Prayer. If you would like a copy of The Book of Common Prayer you can download that for free from Church Publishing here. This will continue to be our pattern of worship during the current Stay At Home order here in Maryland. In the meantime, we urge everyone to Stay Calm, Stay Connected and Stay Church!

Weekdays at Live Stream @ Noon: Monday-Friday we Live Stream Prayers at Noonday for the Socially Isolated both here and at Christ Church Forest Hill on Facebook. We use An Order of Service for Noonday from the Book of Common Prayer (p. 103) , incorporting, Scripture, Wisdom Readings, Poetry, and Church History through the lives of the Saints, while also incorporating prayers for The Earth, The World and for Those Whose Lives Have Been Disrupted by the Covid-19 Coronavirus.

Videos remain on Live Stream Services and Christ Church Forest Hill and may be accessed any time of day or night if you cannot attend the Live Stream Services in real time. Welcome to Christ Church Forest Hill: Warm Hearts – Cool Worship!