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1700s Fielding Lewis and the Colonial Vestry Lewis served off and on in the St. George’s Vestry for 26 years from 1753 to 1779. He served this body long than any other. What was his role and activities ? This Century Kitchen Renovation 2012-2014 In the end of the project in 2014, the church had … Read more
Welcome to St. George’s History, Fredericksburg, VA
St. George’s History comprises individual articles, documents and collections around the 300 year history of St. George’s Episcopal Church, located in Fredericksburg Virginia. This site is unrelated to St. George’s main website.Supplementing them are a category-based search, a content index and a timeline. We have two tour documents – a building summary and a 15 … 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
