History of Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church
		Saint Alban’s Church, founded in 1885, began as a mission meeting in the homes of its original parishioners in the town of Norwood Park, a small community near Chicago.   A white-frame building was built on Northwest Highway a few years later.   In 1896 the building was moved to Nickerson and North West Circle Avenues with the hope that it would be a small town neighborhood parish.  The town of Norwood Park was eventually annexed into the ever-expanding city of Chicago.   A picturesque brick church was erected in 1928 at its present location on North Avondale Avenue.   Currently, the lovely church with its attached parish office and rectory is set in an English Rose Garden and Shakespeare Garden.   A vital, welcoming congregation offers all who enter here the warmth of an English country parish in the midst of a great city.   The people of Saint Alban’s Church invite you to worship, pray and serve with us in our loving, supportive community.