This is a question we often hear. The best answer is to simply say we are a group of people trying our best to be faithful to God, following Jesus Christ, praying that we hear and respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit. But of course, we know that lots of people and churches try to do that simple thing and end up looking very different, so some explanation of the details is helpful.
Old Donation Church is a Christian church which is part of the Episcopal Church. It was the first Christian church of any kind in what is now Virginia Beach, founded in 1637, so we have a long history of worshiping and serving Jesus Christ. As you might expect, we honor history and tradition. But we are not a museum. Rather, we are a very active, alive parish using the best of the past, along with the best of the new, so long as it honors God and advances the work of God’s kingdom.