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Plaques of the Church – St. George

For 1500 years, the image of St. George has been an inspiration for not only countries (England), churches (Greek, Coptic) but also for various enterprises, such as healing, agriculture. We think of the image of St. George’s dressed in knight regalia, typically riding a white horse lance in hand slaying a groveling dragon, the classic … Read more

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Plaques of the Church – George Hume

Many people will never see this plaque. When you come in the “big red door” and go inside the narthex look to the right wall behind the door you will see this large plaque.  The Hume memorial should be near the streets he helped to survey but also inside the Church with his contributions to … Read more

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Burials recorded in other sources

The Spiritual Autobiography of Rev. Edward McGuire reveals additional burials as Trip Wiggins found out in this research. Only one part of the autobiography has been transcribed and is on file at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria.

Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources

Selections from several categories of our history.

5. Rev. Edward McGuire

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

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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

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