Our Wider Community

Our parish is located in the Town of Scituate, Rhode Island. While many might describe Scituate as “rural,” we are in no way remote. Scituate uniquely positioned such that it is “close to everything” while still offering the peace, serenity, and benefits of a close-knit community. For example:

• We’re just 6 miles (about 12 minutes by car) from the nearest entrance to I-295
• We’re 13 miles (about 24 minutes) from Downtown Providence, Rhode Island’s capital city
• We are just 20-25 minutes from two major shopping centers in Warwick and Cranston
• It’s 16 miles (about 23 minutes) to Rhode Island’s TF Green International Airport
• And we’re within 17 miles (a 24 minute drive) of four major hospitals, including Rhode Island Hospital, Kent County Memorial, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, and Miriam Hospital.

About Scituate

One of the most unique things about the Town of Scituate is that we are host to Rhode Island’s largest drinking water reservoir, which provides water to Providence and most of Rhode Island’s largest cities. This means that while the town is geographically large (about 55 square miles), 5.3 square miles of it are under water and an additional 20 square miles are protected lands surrounding the reservoir. This means that our population of about 10,400 people occupy less than half of those 55 square miles.

Trinity is located in the village of North Scituate, which is on the eastern side of town, closest to Rhode Island’s urban areas like Providence, Cranston, and Warwick. Since you can cross Rhode Island diagonally in about an hour and a half by car, this means that we have the advantage of being “centrally located” to just about all that Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts have to offer.

Our Schools

Our school system consistently ranks very highly amongst public schools in Rhode Island, having recently been ranked #8 in RI for best public high school teachers and generally considered a strong school with a student-teacher ratio of 10:1.

We have three elementary schools in town that feed into a central Middle and High School campus in North Scituate. Each graduating class averages just under 100 kids and most go on to higher education. We’re particularly proud that Trinity’s youth have been the top of the SHS class over the last few years.

Life in Scituate

While relatively small, our community is very vibrant. We have an active business association who not only help support local business, but organize several community-wide events throughout the year. This includes our annual Christmas in Scituate’s Villages festival, which Trinity’s Christmas Bazaar is a large component of.

We have a surprisingly large and active Farmer’s Market on the town common, organized and operated by the Scituate Rotary club. Unlike urban farmer’s markets, which are mostly focused on making fresh produce available in urban areas, the Scituate market is more of a weekly community gathering. There’s live music every week, themed market days (such as family day), and special weekends to highlight local nonprofit organizations.

There are some unique opportunities for dining in Scituate, each with their own hometown flair. There’s the popular and delicious Village Tavern, Cindy’s Diner, a classic 1950’s-style diner known for its friendly staff and delicious food, and a number of additional restaurants in-town and in nearby Smithfield and Johnston.

Life in Rhode Island

Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but we are “big” in other ways. Providence alone is home to 8 major college campuses, including RI School of Design, Brown University, Providence College, and more. The area near Brown and RISD, known as “College Hill” is a youthful urban area with night life and delicious local food options.

Rhode Island is also home to thousands of Italian-Americans, which means that we have some of the best fine dining options around–rivaling those of Boston’s North End and New York City’s “Little Italy.” In fact, Providence’s Federal Hill is widely recognized as one of the best little Italys in the country and is often visited by famous chefs.

Rhode Island also has a vibrant arts and theatre community. In Providence, you’ll find the venerable Providence Performing Arts Center and Trinity Repertory Company. There are also music, performance, and sports venues such as the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium and the Amica Mutual Pavillion.

Who We Serve

Trinity is the combination of the original parish, a parish that closed many years ago in Foster, and a merger with St. Alban’s North Providence within the last decade. The next closest Episcopal parish is St. Thomas in Greenville, just 5.8 miles away. After that, most are about a 20 minute drive from our campus. This means we serve the communities of Scituate, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, and parts of Western Cranston and North Providence. We also have members from eastern Connecticut, which is just a short drive past the reservoir.