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“Remember the Poor!” – St. George’s Benevolent Society
Of all of our Trusts and Funds this is the only corporate entity, the only one that is a society, the only one to own real estate and then had to sue itself to rid itself of the property
Thomas Faulkner, “Sermonette”
A sermonette from Tom Faulkner on the healing of the 10 lepers that appeared in the “Free Lance-Star”.
The Mercers at St. George’s
Gen. Hugh Mercer (1726-1777) who owned the apothecary shop, served Washington at Trenton and later died at Princeton did not serve St. George’s on the Vestry but contributed in other ways. His son, Hugh Tennent Mercer (1776-1853) was on the Vestry and participated in the completion of the second church.
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
