All Hallows Church began as a mission of the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania in 1891. In early 1892, a wooden frame structure was constructed on the current property, which was further enlarged in 1894. The church began to quickly outgrow its buildings, and so in 1896 the Philadelphia firm of Furness, Evans & Company designed and built the current church. The church was consecrated in 1897 as “All Hallows Church.” Subsequent renovations done in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries resulted in the configuration of the church as seen today.
The original chancel furnishings were designed by Tiffany Studios and given by Louisa Knapp Curtis (1851-1910). Those items still extant include the high altar, the lectern, the Bishop’s chair, and the glass panels under the organ pipes (from the original pulpit). Additional fine stained glass windows were added over time: the Tiffany window over the altar in 1902, the Curtis Memorial window by John LaFarge in 1910 and the Jennings window of Mary and Jesus, also a Tiffany (date uncertain). The other nave windows were made by the Willet Stained Glass Studios (1963).
The additional buildings on the All Hallows campus include the Rectory, built in 1909, and the Parish House and cloister built in 1926. Over the last 131 years of existence, there have been 13 Vicars and Rectors of All Hallows, the current one being the Rev. Christopher Exley.