Bethesda-by-the-Sea
{{Short description|Episcopal church in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.}}
{{Infobox church
| image = Bethesda-by-th-Sea 002.JPG
| caption = The church in 2012
| church name = Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
| denomination = Episcopal
| diocese = Southeast Florida
| province = Sewanee
| location = 141 South County Road
Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
| architect =
| architecture_style = Greek Revival
| groundbreaking =
| year_completed = 1926
| website = [https://bbts.org/ bbts.org]
}}
Bethesda-by-the-Sea is an Episcopal Church by the Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach, Florida.{{cite web|title=Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal, Palm Beach, FL|url=http://www.episcopalchurch.org/parish/bethesda-sea-episcopal-palm-beach-fl|website=The Episcopal Church|accessdate=5 April 2016}} It is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and the oldest existing congregation in Palm Beach. The church building is an example of the gothic revival style and surrounds a courtyard.
History
Initially the church began in the Little Red Schoolhouse in January 1889. The initial church was built of mostly wood from lumber from the beach with service beginning in April that year. There was little access to the church aside from by boat. A larger new lot was sought in the following years with a rectory being built in 1890 and a second church built in the spring of 1895. The second church held its last service on Easter Sunday April 12, 1925.{{cite news|last1=Michele|first1=Dargan|title=Bethesda-by-the-Sea had modest beginning from one-room schoolhouse|url=http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/bethesda-by-the-sea-had-modest-beginning-from-one-/nMGzf/|accessdate=5 April 2016|work=Palm Beach Daily News|date=October 26, 2010|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602082949/http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/bethesda-by-the-sea-had-modest-beginning-from-one-/nMGzf/|url-status=dead}}
File:Bethesda-by-the-SeaPalmBeachFL.jpg The church held the first service at its current location on Christmas Day 1926.
Donald and Melania Trump were married in the church on January 22, 2005.{{cite news |accessdate=May 22, 2008 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40186-2005Jan26.html |title=Donald Trump, Settling Down |work=The Washington Post |date=January 27, 2005 |author=Brown, Tina}} Their son, Barron Trump, was christened at the church.{{Cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/new-the-palm-beach-church-where-trump-attended-easter-service/26I1Yi18vf08Tte6x0QSJI/|title=NEW: The Palm Beach church where Trump attended Easter service|work=palmbeachpost|access-date=2018-10-17|archive-date=2018-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003026/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/new-the-palm-beach-church-where-trump-attended-easter-service/26I1Yi18vf08Tte6x0QSJI/|url-status=dead}} They have attended Christmas Eve and Easter Celebrations here in 2016, 2017, and 2019 after Trump's election as President of the United States.MJ Lee: [https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2017/politics/state/donald-trump-religion/ God and the Don.] In: CNN.com, June 2, 2017.
Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto were married at the church on April 27, 2013.{{cite news|last1=Sturrock|first1=Staci|title=Which 5 celebrities got married in Palm Beach (and Jupiter)?|url=http://featured.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/06/25/4-celebrities-who-got-married-in-palm-beach/|accessdate=19 April 2016|work=Palm Beach Post|date=June 25, 2015}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.bbts.org/ Official Site]
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Category:20th-century Episcopal church buildings
Category:Churches in Palm Beach County, Florida
Category:Episcopal church buildings in Florida
Category:Gothic Revival church buildings in Florida