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A Donated Cross
Timbers used to create Christ Church, Spotsylvania in 1841 were used to created a 6 foot cross that were presented to a new mission church in Stafford in the 1990’s. The mission church eventually failed and the cross went back to Christ Episcopal. In 2016, Christ Church celebrated their 175th anniversary.
Haiti: Sanitary Napkin Project, microenterprise 2013-2016
Editor’s note -This project was conceived originally in 2013. Fund raising and developing the concept took much of 2014 and 2015. A paper was produced in September, 2014 – key parts are below. The machine was purchased in May, 2016 and was sent to Haiti. Concept Paper for PUBLIC HEALTH ENTERPRISE FOR WOMEN: SANITARY NAPKIN … Read more
Haiti: The Toilets Project, 2013-2014
This was a collaborative project between Region One, 19 Episcopal churches from Colonial Beach to Culpeper, and the individual churches to complete a new toilet for Notre Dame School that St. George’s and others had supported. St. George’s was the collection point for funds as well as the entity that directed the construction.
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
