St. Agatha's Episcopal Church, Carpenter Gothic church in DeFuniak Springs Historic District, United States

St. Agatha's Episcopal Church sits at 144 Circle Drive and displays the hallmarks of Carpenter Gothic style with pointed arches and steeply pitched rooflines built from wood. The building serves as a centerpiece within the DeFuniak Springs Historic District and continues to operate as an active parish.

In the late 1880s, Bishop Edwin G. Weed found three Episcopalian families in DeFuniak Springs, forming the nucleus of St. Agatha's. The first baptism was in 1890 in a private home, and construction of the church began in 1895. The building was rededicated on December 9, 2007, after restoration from 2000 to 2007.

The first Easter service in the unfinished church was not in 1896: the women of the mission asked the men to read Morning Prayer, were refused because the building was unconsecrated and no man was licensed as a lay reader, and read it themselves. They covered the bare lath awaiting plaster with flowers and greenery from floor to ceiling, years before women could be licensed as lay readers.

The church is open to visitors during service times and welcomes people to experience the interior from the pews. The simple wooden construction allows clear views of the architectural details and the pipe organ housed inside.

A pipe organ built by a parishioner in 1990 remains the only one of its kind in the county and produces sound during services. This handcrafted instrument reflects the ingenuity and devotion of the congregation.