Churches of Rochester
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Active

Hamlin, Monroe County

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church has a unique origin—it traces its roots to a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp mission established in 1936 during the Great Depression. Priests from Nativity in Brockport served the CCC workers until the camp closed in the early 1940s.

The parish was formally established as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on February 10, 1982—named for America's first native-born saint, canonized in 1975. Father William J. Amann served as founding pastor for 16 years. The present church building was constructed in 1987. Father William V. Spilly served for 16 years from 2004 to 2020. The parish continues as an independent parish serving the Hamlin community.

Exterior Photographs

Church exterior. Front of the church. Another view of the church front. Right side of the church. Another view of the right side. Back of the church. Back of the church. Church sign.

Former church

Former church seen from left angle. Former church exterior. The building is now occupied by a restaraunt. Former church seen from right angle.

Interior Photographs

Interior. From back left corner. Right side. From front left corner. From front right corner. Left side. From back right corner. Front of the church. Sanctuary seen from left. Sanctuary. Sanctuary seen from right. Altar. Pulpit. Crucifix. Choir area. Baptismal font. Ambry. Wood-carved relief. Wood-carved relief. Painting. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton shrine. Another statue of St. Elizabeth.

Chapel

View of the chapel. From left side. From the front. From right side. Altar. Painting behind altar. Celebrant's chair. St. Elizabeth painting. Statue of St. Joseph. Statue of Our Lady. Tabernacle. Cornerstone below tabernacle. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Stations of the Cross

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Historical Photographs

A mission was established in Hamlin at the Civilian Conservation Corps encampment by the Diocese of Rochester in 1936. This mission served the young men who resided there during the construction of Hamlin Beach Park. Once the CCC work was done, the camp was converted to house Nazi POWs during World War II. Today, a park has been created with various artifacts from the two camps still intact. Older photograph of the original church building. There appears to be a steeple on the left side of the church. Source: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Web site Original church building, used from 1982-1988. Building was constructed in 1876 and was once the Hamlin Station Railroad Depot. Later became an antique shop and now a restaraunt. Picture dated 1984. Source: Hamlin Municipal Historian Collection