From Historical Rutland: an illustrated history of Rutland, Vermont, from the granting of the charter in 1761 to 1911 by Rev. F. E. Davison, Rutland, Vt.: P.H. Brehmer, 1911, page 30:
Trinity Church
The first Church service was held in the State House on West Street in March, 1794. During the next thirty-eight years the parish had no legal organization and no house of worship. It existed merely as a congregation and was ministered to by as many as eight different clergymen at different times. Organization as a parish was effected on February 28, 1832, and on April 10th, the same year, the first rector was elected, Rev. John A. Hicks, D.D., of Middlebury. The year after he came to Rutland a Church building was erected on North Main Street, at a cost of $3,000. It was completed in April, 1833, and consecrated by Bishop Hopkins May 29th during the session of the diocesan convention. In 1848 a rectory was purchased. It stood on the southeast corner of North lVlain Street and Woodstock Avenue.
Bishop Hopkins accepted a call to the rectorship for two years, but served only half that time, resigning October 1st, 1861. During his residence, $8,100 were subscribed for a new Church, but the outbreak of the Civil War caused a postponement of the work. It was taken up and completed under his successor, the third rector of the parish, the Rev. Roger S. Howard, D.D., who assumed charge Decemmber 1, 1861. The result was the present building on West Street. It was erected in 1863 and consecrated August 16, 1865, by Bishop Hopkins, by whom also the plans were drawn. The old building on North Main Street was sold and demolished three years later. The old marble altar mensa, some chancel chairs and the bell were preserved in the New Church. The cost of the present edifice was $35,000 and nearly half of this sum was contributed by Messrs. Charles Clement and H. Henry Baxter.
The fourth rector was the Rev. J. Milton Peck, who served three years, from August 1, 1867, to August 1, 1870. His successor was Rev. William J. Harris, D.D. During Dr. Harris' rectorship, the stone Chapel adjoining the church was built at a cost of $2,500.
The seventh rector was the Rev. Herbert M. Denslow, whose period of service lasted from April, 1882, to May, 1885. During these three years a small addition was made to the Chapel, and the present rectory was secured at a cost of $8,000. Rev. William B. Buckingham was rector from November 22, 1885 to December 11, 1889. His death followed only a month later, after some years of ill health. In [31] his rectorship the parish saw the extinction of its debt on the rectory and the introduction of its boy choir. On February 23, 1890. the Rev. Charles Martin Niles assumed charge as rector. Shortly after (April 21st), plans were begun for an elaborate reconnstruction of the Church building and within a year the work was completed at a cost of $22,000, exclusive of many handsome memorial gifts from various parishioners. The Bishop of Albany re-opened the Church with a service of Benediction on January 22, 1891.
The present rector, Rev. Joseph Reynolds, is carrying on the work of the parish in a vigorous and satisfactory manner.