Coventry Cross Episcopal Church

Welcome to Coventry Cross Episcopal Church, a member of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada. Serving the communities of Douglas County, Nevada , for over 55 years, the church currently comprises more than 20 families. We seek to serve God in our community and the world, serving out of love for Jesus Christ. We contribute as a church and as individuals to the Carson Valley Food Closet on a regular basis, and regularly support other community organizations. We contribute to the United Thank Offering, and to Episcopal Relief and Development. If you enjoy a traditional service of liturgy and music, this is the church for you. Although current members are mostly over age 50, we welcome younger families and singles. We have a Sunday School program similar to an old-fashioned one-room schoolhouse, with all ages in one classroom. Our music is old-fashioned also, with music from the Hymnal played on an instrument that sounds either like a piano or organ. Although we are small in number, we are large in spirit. 

Coventry Cross Chapel was moved from its original site in Smith Valley, Nevada, to its present location in Minden, in October of 1954, to become the town’s first church. Before that, local Episcopalians worshipped in members’ homes and other buildings. While in Smith Valley, the Chapel was given the carved stone Tudor Cross which had stood on the porch of the Cathedral of St. Michael (Coventry Cathedral) at Coventry, England. Honoring the gift, the Chapel became "Coventry Cross Episcopal Church." The rose quartz cross stands about three feet high and is carved with 28 Tudor roses with points terminating in a large blossom. It stands on the rood beam over the altar. At some point in its history it was stained brown to match the beam. The mantel of the fireplace (the original heat for the church) came from 14th century Malmesbury Abbey in England; the left corner stone of the fireplace is from a first century Roman wall at St. Alban's; and the right corner stone is from 17th century St. Paul's in London. The new parish hall, completed in the early 2000s, modifies and expands the original one built in 1958.