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John Pearce – History of St. George’s (Sept, 2004), Part 1
This was a Sunday Adult Education lecture on September, 2004 from Prof. John Pearce of the University of Mary Washington. It was presented over 2 Sundays. This is part 1. 2004 was a year after Charles Sydnor departed and a year before Jim Dannals arrived (Dec. 2005). Rev. John Seville, the interim is pictured here … Read more
Nave Renovation Meeting, Sept. 25, 2005 – Church and Sydnor Hall
This was a significant Sunday in the history of the Nave Renovation process. The Nave Renovation Task Force had come into existence in 2002 shortly after AIM 2000 under Rev. Bill Pregnall. Now 4 years later after study, hiring an architect and consulting with diverse members of the Parish, they were ready to show the … 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
