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A Walking Tour of St. George’s Episcopal Church
Narthex You enter the church via one of the three double wooden doors which are in the Romanesque style with rounded arches as opposed to Gothic with pointed arches. Directly inside the front doors is the narthex which has a slate floor. The Narthex is the vestibule of the church, a place to greet parishioners, … Read more
St. George’s Episcopal – 2 page tour
St. George’s Episcopal Church A land area designated as “St. George’s Parish” is established by the House of Burgesses of Colonial Virginia in 1720. Eight years later, an act of the Assembly founded the City of Fredericksburg. The present St. George’s Church building was built in 1849. It was the third to be constructed on … 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
