"Christ Church" as a meeting place of Epsicopalians started in Oak Park (Harlem) in 1867 and was accepted into the Diocese of Chicago the following year. In 1882, for a variety of reasons, the congregation decided moved a few blocks away and started Grace Church as a mission. They worshipped there until 1923 when Christ Church (River Forest) reopened as a mission of Grace Church, Oak Park. Christ Church continues today.