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Outreach at St. George’s
By Kathryn Willis On a cold February night in 1985, a homeless man had curled up to sleep in the entrance foyer of Faulkner Hall. Next morning, at a gray-dawn 7 A.M., a small band of St. George men, members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews, discovered the would-be guest “trying to play the piano … Read more
Ed Jones and Peggy Marshall
Way back in 1981, when Peggy Marshall finally convinced Ed Jones to ask her to marry him, she faced a dilemma. The Presbyterian Church, lovely as it is, had no center aisle – unfortunate for the procession of extroverted brides. So Peggy chose Ed’s church, and became an architectural Episcopalian. It has been a successful … Read more
Houston Sweetser (1881-1961)
Sweetser was half of the feed and grain supply company Young-Sweetser Company from the 1920’s which later became Farm and Tack Supply in the 1980’s. It is noted for the Purina Grain Tower which marks the Fredericksburg skyline. Before this he and Young worked on a bedding manufacturing concern which had been destroyed by fire … Read more
Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources
Selections from several categories of our history.
McGuire served all 3 churches over the course of 45 years. He is probably the most influential of all our rectors in all phases of ministry from preaching, teaching, and outreach. Trip Wiggins, our archivist, wrote this for a Sunday school class and has been teaching classes for years
6. Tom Faulkner confronts the Vestry on race
Faulkner served St. George's for 30 years from 1946-1976. During these years racial policies were paramount, especially 1954, in the year of Brown vs. Board of Education, Faulkner was challenged by the Vestry on the role of Blacks in our service. He was able to move St. George's toward racial justice that other rectors would further
