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We are located in downtown Richmond at 8 N. Laurel Street. The church sits next to the Altria Theater on Monroe Park within the Monroe Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Handicapped parking is available in front of the Church on N. Laurel Street, and is marked by signs. There are also spaces in the lot immediately behind the church, within the parking gates. A ramp is located on the N. Laurel Street side of the building and an elevator is located at the N. Cherry Street entrance, at the rear. General parking is available on the street, in the lot directly behind the church, and at the Virginia Commonwealth University West

Main Street Parking Deck, one block away, at the corner of N. Laurel Street. and W. Main Street. Parking in the deck is free on Sundays with QR code validation. The free Sunday parking QR code is available in our Sunday worship bulletins and on cards available at the Connect Table.

If you are visiting the church during the week, off street parking is available in the alley between the church and the Altria Theater. These parking spots are designated with purple parking bumpers. After 5:30 p.m., on weekdays, the lot immediately behind the church, within the parking gates, is designated for the sole use of Grace & Holy Trinity Church and its visitors.

We offer complimentary Sunday parking inside the VCU W. Main Street Parking Deck at 801 W. Main Street, just 500 feet from our front entrance. Simply save your church bulletin, or grab one of our parking permits, and scan their QR codes upon exiting the parking deck. Visitor spaces, including three handicap spots, are located in our private parking lot directly behind the church on N. Cherry Street. Please read the parking guidelines on the parking l

ot signage. Street parking and handicap parking are also available in front of the church and around Monroe Park.

Please refer to this map for directions from the VCU W. Main Street Parking Deck to Grace & Holy Trinity Church.

We are not overly formal. Some of our parishioners wear a dress or a suit and tie, while others choose business casual attire.

From our front entrance on N. Laurel Street, you will turn left to walk through the narthex, or lobby, and go into our main sanctuary. We will have plenty of staff and volunteers ready to guide you. To the right of the narthex is our Parish Hall, where you will find activities, refreshments, and restrooms. If entering through our back door from the parking lot, you will proceed down the hallway, through the Parish Hall, and then turn right into the sanctuary.

Parish Breakfast is on Sunday mornings beginning at 9:00 a.m in the Parish Hall. A coffee hour in the Parish Hall follows our 10:30 a.m. worship service. There is no Parish Breakfast during the summer.

Yes, we are very family-friendly, and we know it’s not always easy getting everyone out of the door. We do provide a wonderful nursery staff should you wish to drop off your infant during morning worship. Our nursery is located on the second floor of the Parish House. Children from Pre-K to 2nd grade may participate. Our Sunday School teacher will usher your children into the sanctuary after the morning offering, about mid-way through the service. If young children get fussy, you are welcome to use our library to the right of the narthex. We also have changing tables in the family restroom located in the Choir Room.

We offer communion in most of our services. All are welcome and encouraged to come forward and receive the sacrament. If you do not wish to receive communion, you may come forward, cross your arms across your chest, and a receive a blessing. If you are not physically able to come up for communion, let an usher know, and the worship leaders will bring the Holy Sacrament to you.

Communion from the Common Cup is available from the Altar Stations only. Communion by intinction is available by the server with the gold vessel, located at the baptismal font and for those who are seated in the pews. If you prefer to receive the sacrament while seated in the congregation, please raise your bulletin and the Eucharistic Ministers will bring the sacrament to you. For a gluten-free wafer, please bring a blue gluten-free card from the pew rack to the altar rail. If you do not wish to receive Communion, you may come forward for a blessing.

• Communicants will drink from the Chalice at the Altar in the church. Alternatively, communicants who receive the Bread may refrain from drinking from the Chalice; those who refrain from drinking from the Chalice are encouraged to cross their arms and to say “Amen” when the Chalice is offered. The full grace of the sacrament is communicated through the Bread.

Intinction will be offered only at the baptismal font to the left. The Priest will intinct the Bread into the Common Cup, while the Chalice Bearer assists them. We will use a larger size wafer to facilitate intinction. After receiving, exit to the left to make your way back to your pew. The same intinction method will be observed in the pews.

Before you enter the sanctuary, an usher will hand out service bulletins with everything you need to follow along. Our pews all include a Book of Common Prayer, as well as hymnals. While scriptures are included in the bulletins, you are welcome to bring your personal Bible to follow along.

Currently, masks are optional and no physical distancing is required. All church staff and choir members have been fully vaccinated. We are currently following the CDC Community Level system. We monitor and average community levels for the City of Richmond, Henrico County, and Chesterfield County to determine our protocols. Click here to learn how to protect yourself and others further.

The Episcopal Church is part of the Anglican Communion, the third largest Christian body in the world. The Anglican Communion encompasses more than 80 million members in 160 countries. Grace & Holy Trinity Church is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia led by Bishop Mark Stevenson.

While we share many qualities and beliefs of our fellow Christian churches, several tenets makes us Episcopalian:

• Our worship services are rooted in liturgical traditions and follow The Book of Common Prayer; a typical service includes New and Old Testament readings, sacred hymns, prayers, a sermon, confession and assurance of forgiveness, and the Holy Eucharist–or communion.
• Every Baptized Christian regardless of denomination is welcome to receive communion.
• Anyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or marital status, may lead in worship and may serve as bishops, priests, and deacons.
• The Episcopal Church permits any couple, regardless of sexual orientation, the rite of holy matrimony.