Church Farm School Chapel of the Atonement Crypt
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Church Farm School Chapel of the Atonement Crypt

Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • Get directions 1001 E Lincoln Highway
    Exton, Pennsylvania 19341 United States
    Coordinates: 40.03085, -75.59401
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Located at Church Farm School, 1001 East Lincoln Highway, Exton, Pa. 19341


Prior to the Chapel's construction, Church Farm School students worshipped at neighboring St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where the school's founder, The Rev. Dr. Charles Wesley Shreiner, also served as rector. When the widow of the rector of Saint Paul's Church in Overbrook — Mrs. William R. Turner — passed away, she directed in her will that money be allotted for a chapel for the School. Ground was broken in spring 1927, with the Chapel consecrated on June 1, 1928, at a ceremony presided by Bishop Garland, an early board member whose portrait hangs in the Chapel to this day. It was named the Chapel of the Atonement in homage to the Church of the Atonement in West Philadelphia where Shreiner was once deacon, and where he met his wife, a lovely parishioner named Mary Cardwell.


In addition to two plaques that list the names of alumni who have passed away, a crypt near the altar contains the final resting place of the school's founder, his wife, Mary, and his son and the Church Farm School's second headmaster, Rev. Dr. Charles Wesley Shreiner, Jr.

Located at Church Farm School, 1001 East Lincoln Highway, Exton, Pa. 19341


Prior to the Chapel's construction, Church Farm School students worshipped at neighboring St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where the school's founder, The Rev. Dr. Charles Wesley Shreiner, also served as rector. When the widow of the rector of Saint Paul's Church in Overbrook — Mrs. William R. Turner — passed away, she directed in her will that money be allotted for a chapel for the School. Ground was broken in spring 1927, with the Chapel consecrated on June 1, 1928, at a ceremony presided by Bishop Garland, an early board member whose portrait hangs in the Chapel to this day. It was named the Chapel of the Atonement in homage to the Church of the Atonement in West Philadelphia where Shreiner was once deacon, and where he met his wife, a lovely parishioner named Mary Cardwell.


In addition to two plaques that list the names of alumni who have passed away, a crypt near the altar contains the final resting place of the school's founder, his wife, Mary, and his son and the Church Farm School's second headmaster, Rev. Dr. Charles Wesley Shreiner, Jr.

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  • Added: 22 Mar 2013
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