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Avis Harris (1915-1996)
By February, 1968 Avis Harris had taken her seat as one of the “vestrymen” and the first woman to sit on the Vestry. While women served, many customs from the past remained. It was not until 1978 that “vestrypersons” replaced the term “vestrymen” in the minutes. Dr. Carroll Quenzel had first proposed a female vestry … Read more
St. George’s 1754 Bible Repaired
After 9 months the 1754 King James Pulpit Bible has been repaired through donations by parishioners and returned to St. George’s. This was a project of the Archives Committee of St. George’s This Bible is the oldest single item of the Church that is in our possession. In fact, we have no other 18th … Read more
Marshall Hall (1843-1903)
Marshall Hall is known for serving over 30 years as superintendent of Sunday School at St. George’s. The Hall family were druggists at the corner of William and Caroline Streets and had been since the 1790’s. Marshall’s father John Byrd Hall was active in St. George’s 2nd Church and was one of seven children. During … 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
