St. Michael's is an Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Chicago.

As a part of the Episcopal Church, St. Michael’s beliefs are expressed in several ways. While we have a catechism in our prayer book that briefly outlines our doctrine, we are more defined by our worship and actions.

Using the Book of Common Prayer, we meet, connected to millions of others who are worshipping in similar fashion. Our words and prayers not only define our worship services, but they also communicate who we are. This is also true of our hymns. The words of our hymns powerfully express our love for God and God’s creation. “God is love, and where true love is, God himself is there.” Our tradition and our worship are biblically based with each service including readings from the Hebrew Scriptures, the Psalms, New Testament Epistle and the Gospel. We work together to translate our worship into action, by supporting mission work in our community and around the world. Our members have served and learned in the Chicago urban area and in Guatemala and South Sudan.

We are a sacramental church. We believe that God is active and imparts grace and mercy.

At St. Michael’s we are a work in progress. We try to be patient with each other, because we are all on a spiritual journey. We don’t all believe the same things at the same time. We are learning about our faith and the Bible. You won’t find us authoritarian in nature or practice. There are basics that the church believes, and we trust that God will lead us closer to the kingdom of heaven.

Our parish considers membership from birth, which means we value our youth by screening our staff and establishing our programs for young people. Part of the learning programs at St. Michael’s are the Christian Preschool for ages 18 months to Kindergarten; the Children's Ministries for ages from birth to 3rd grade, and a BRIDGE program for 4th and 5th graders. The Youth Ministries has a LIFT (Living in Faith Together) program for Junior High Program, grades 6th, 7th and 8th, and a High School Program which includes mission trips and Diocesan overnights and camps. Adult Education (Formation) classes are presently being coordinated.  Some activities include Foyers, Bible Study and Healing Services.

Saint Michael’s Episcopal Church is 1 of 128 parishes within the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Located in downtown Barrington, St. Michael’s is an important part of Barrington’s history, and has been referred to as “the heartbeat of Barrington.” From our beginning in 1945 to the present day, our parish is geared toward welcoming all people and families into the Episcopal ethos.