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Narthex
South is to your right, North to the left. Churches faced east toward Jerusalem so the church is oriented in that direction. You enter the church via one the three double wooden doors which are recessed in the triploid Romanesque style. Directly inside the front doors is the narthex which has a slate floor. The … Read more
The Dannals’ years 2004-2013
It was a sign of things to come at St. George’s. Before accepting the call to become the parish’s new rector in 2004, Jim Dannals decided to talk face to face with the Vestry.
He wanted to make sure the Vestry members believed what was outlined in the parish profile: about wanting greater diversity in services; about what later would be referred to as “radical hospitality” — opening ourselves to a diversity of people. As Dannals puts it, “I was excited about their goals … but I needed to ask them: ‘Are you who you say you are and who you say you want to be?’”
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
