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MLA citation style
Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Robert Jenney Letter, 1753. . 1753. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.RobertJenneyLetter1753.
APA citation style
Christ Church (Philadelphia, P. (1753). Robert Jenney letter, 1753. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.RobertJenneyLetter1753.
Chicago citation style
Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.).Robert Jenney Letter, 1753. 1753. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.RobertJenneyLetter1753.
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Robert Jenney served as the Reverend of Christ Church from 1742 until his death in 1762. Jenney wrote this letter "to the Subscribers for erecting a new Church in Philadelphia" in 1753. As the population of Philadelphia grew, Christ Church no longer had enough room, and as a result, some members wanted to build a new church. While Jenney approved of the goal to accommodate more congregants, he was concerned about the approach, and strongly believed that the new church should remain part of one congregation with Christ Church, led by the same vestry, with a minister licensed by the Bishop of London. As long as they followed the "established rules" of erecting new churches, he was willing to assist them however he could. In 1758 the vestry of Christ Church authorized the construction of a new chapel at Third & Pine Streets to accommodate its members living in the southern section of the city. St. Peter's Church, located at the corner of Third & Pine Streets, and Christ Church shared the same vestry, ministers, and records and until they formally separated in 1832, and were known as the United Churches of Christ Church & St. Peter's.