Christ Church refers to both an Episcopal parish in Matapeake, Maryland and the historic church building in the Stevensville Historic District in Stevensville, Maryland, which the parish occupied from 1880 to 1995, and that is now a Lutheran church.
The Christ Episcopal Church of Kent Island is recognized as the state's oldest Christian congregation.
It was founded in 1632 by the Reverend Richard James,[2][citation needed] one year after Kent Island was founded by William Claiborne, and two years before settlers arrived at St. Clement's Island.
The church moved again to Stevensville in 1880 as activity shifted there from Broad Creek, and to its current location in Matapeake in 1995 due to the need for a larger building.
The 1880 building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.