Grace Chapel

Grace Chapel

Beginning in the 1860’s as one of four mission Sunday Schools for children in outlying areas of Montgomery County, Grace Chapel, Rossview (first known as White chapel) was first a “union” church to serve all denominations in the area. Never able to grow strong enough to meet canonical requirements for an “official” diocesan parish, it remains to this day as a mission congregation served by Trinity clergy.

As in the beginning, Grace Chapel continues to be the weekly center of worship for a few faithful souls, many of whom are descendants of the founding families. The old pump organ, converted some years ago to electric power, is played each week. In addition to the 9:00 am Sunday services, special Christmas Eve, Thanksgiving, All Hallows’ Eve, take place at Grace Chapel. Burials are still held in the lovely old graveyard that adjoins the white frame building which was built in 1866 and is on the National register of historic Places.

After enjoying an unspoiled and peaceful site for 140 years, Grace Chapel finds itself in the midst of great change all around. The area’s industrial park is located within a mile and Clarksville’s new hospital is being built less than four miles northwest of the church. With these changes come subdivisions, new roads and all the other offshoots of urban sprawl. While the loss of the peace of the past is painful, the faithful “remnant” at Grace Chapel stands ready to hear God’s call to them as their ancestors did so long ago.

Directions to Grace Chapel:
Take exit 8 off I-24 and turn east onto Rossview Road.
Grace Chapel is on the right about one mile from the interstate.

Worship schedule:
9:00 am Sundays
-Holy Eucharist (1st & 3rd)
-Morning Prayer (2nd & 4th)