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Quenzel- Chapter 2 – text
CHAPTER II YORKTOWN TO APPOMATTOX THE REVOLUTION swept away the Established Church and for more than thir~rertllewarthe Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia w3-s S? beset by p,mbJems. ,:bat it seemed doomed to complete destructIOn. Certam conciltlOlls lowered the state of religion among all denominations. The Commonwealth had given unstintedly of her blood and treasure, and … Read more
Quenzel- Chapter 1 – text
CHAPTER I THE COLONIAL PERIOD ST. GEORGE’S PARISH was created in 1714 by an act of the General Assembly.! This law, which received three readings, several amendments and the Governor’s signature in the fifteen days from December 10 to December 24, was clearly an administrative measure.2 In his opening message to the third session of … 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
