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1800s

St. Georgians role in the creation of Mary Washington Hospital (1897-99)

The key players from St. George’s were William Seymour White and the Rev. W. D. Smith. White provided the name and led the organization efforts. Smith worked on the charter and gave the dedication address in 1899.

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Faulkner Years / This Century

Beginnings of Interfaith: Refugees at St. George’s 2006-2012

From 2005-2010, 500 refugees came to Fredericksburg from Africa resettled by the Catholic Diocese of Arlington.;Gay Rahn has said this was the origin of the interfaith emphasis a decade later

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Sydnor Years / This Century

The Columbarium Project

St. George’s tried 3 times to create a columbarium from 1982 to 2010 and failed. The image above was the last effort in 2008. However, the ultimate idea to resume burying parishioners at the church did resume in the form of a scatter garden.

Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources

Selections from several categories of our history.

5. Rev. Edward McGuire

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

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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

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