A Brief History     

        At a meeting in mid-summer of 1899 in a little school house on the corner of 84th Street and 11th Avenue, it was decided to establish a Parish of the Episcopal Church in the growing community of Dyker Heights.

      With the help of The Rev. John Henri Sattig, Curate of All Saints, Brooklyn, and with the generosity of the soon to be parishioners of the new Church, funds were raised, property purchased and donated, construction of a Church building began.

      Within months, a building was erected and ready so that on Palm Sunday, 1900, the first service was held.

      Our present building is the original structure.  The Steeple was added in 1907.  In this garden like setting, St. Philips became known as “The Little Country Church on the Hill”.

      Through the years, memorial stained glass windows were dedicated, including two by Tiffany on the south wall of the sanctuary.

      In 1907, a house behind the Church on 80th Street was purchased; it served then as it does now as the Rectory.  Property separating the two buildings was purchased and a parish hall was built.  “Huntington Hall” now serves as the coffee hour and fellowship meeting place after every Sunday Eucharist, then on scheduled days for the use of the various meetings of organizations serving the community.

      On May 1st, 1999, The Rev. Fr. Richard C. Doscher Sr., became the 7th Rector of St. Philips.  In the years since then, he has served our Parish well as Pastor and Shepherd.  In addition, his pastoral skills have reached the communities of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach and Bensonhurst through his involvement in a wide variety of community organizations, most especially with the N.Y.P.D.

      We invite you to join us in our worship services and to celebrate the Community of Faith of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.