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Faulkner Years / Sydnor Years / This Century

“If We Only Had the Space!” – Overcrowding at St. George’s

In 2017, was the space something new? No, it was brought up 30 years earlier in 1986. The discussion intensified in the Dannals years with the renovation and into the Hensley years.

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Sydnor Years / This Century

LGBT at St. George’s

Charles Sydnor added welcoming persons regardless of sexual orientation in 1997 and Jim Dannals participated in administering same sex blessings. Both of them would credit Tom Faulkner with passing on a rich legacy of social activism.

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Sydnor Years

World Aids Day at St. George’s, Dec. 1, 1992

St. George’s participates in World Aids Day in Dec., 1992 in a march and service at St. George’s. Charles Sydnor describes how it took place.

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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