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The Preschool – Cost of Creating a space, 2011-12
One expense the preschool did not have to bear with the building occupancy costs which were close to $35,000. Due to the modification of the basement space of McGuire, we were affected by a new building code adopted by the state of Virginia. We would have been affected by this code when we would make … Read more
The Preschool – A rocky first year 2011-12
The first year proved to have many challenges – lower enrollment, costs to get an occupancy report and a change in the director.
The Creation of the Preschool 2008-2010
The preschool arose in part from a Virginia Preschool initiative. The Vestry minutes of Nov., 2007 reported that “Cary, Jim and Gay recently attended a meeting on the Virginia Pre-School Initiative that is being sponsored by the Governor of Virginia. The issue is the large number of underserved three to four years olds in Virginia … 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
