All Saints Episcopal Church was formed as a missionary endeavor from St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Bennington, VT. In 1857, the Reverend G.B. Manser began coming by horse and buggy to conduct services in the stone schoolhouse. This building was soon outgrown and members of the Tibbits family began the construction of the beautiful parish church in 1864. A temporary wooden tower was constructed which gave way to the stone tower as it stands today.

Upon completion of the stone tower, the Tibbits family gave a set of pealing bells which they purchased at the Paris Exposition in 1867. The bells had won first prize in Florence, Italy. The bells are designed with relief pictures; one with Madonna and Child and the other with the Crucifix. The small bell at the top of the tower was purchased in Munich, Germany and dates back to 1578.

All Saints cost the Tibbits family $20,000, not including the cost of the bells. The brown sandstone on the church was brought from Portland, CT. The other stones were native to the local Briggs farm.

Source of historic text: Alex Brooks at the Miller Museum in Hoosick Falls, NY.