Church of the Mediator

The Episcopal Church of the Mediator is an Episcopal parish church in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, New York, designed by Henry Vaughan (architect), architect of the Washington National Cathedral and chapels of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York. It features Tiffany windows and George Tinworth's terracottas friezes, along with a notable window in the narthex over the entry featuring Jane Addams and Booker T. Washington. The church reported 314 members in 2015 and 91 members in 2025. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $0.00 with average Sunday attendance (ASA) of zero persons. The parish was formed on August 15, 1855, as The Church of the Mediator, Yonkers. Two years later, the first church for the parish was constructed at the cost of $5,000. The church was consecrated by Bishop Horatio Potter on November 6, 1864. In 1902, the parish opted to create a new church. Henry Vaughan, the architect who designed the Washington National Cathedral, designed the church in a neo-Gothic style. The cornerstone bears the date 1911.