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Sydnor Years

St. George’s Debates the Death Penalty, 2001

In the May 2001 newsletter Charles Sydnor wrote the following statement on the death penalty Dear Friends in Christ, The vestry and I have been discussing possible responses to a call for a moratorium on the death penalty in Virginia. We believe our mandate to have such discussions comes from our Baptismal Covenant in which … Read more

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Sydnor Years

Global Candlelight Vigil, March 16, 2003

A vigil for world peace at the outset of the war with Iran in 2003 to unseat Saddam Hussein.

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1800s / 1900-1945 / Faulkner Years / Sydnor Years / This Century

Communicants at St. George’s

Carrol Quenzel lists the number of communicants at St. George’s from 1813-1951 in Appendix B in his history of St. George’s. This article brings the numbers current and considers 8 different periods of communicant growth or decline during St. George’s history.

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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