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John Pearce – St. George’s History Tidbits 1889-1959
(Editor’s notes – John Pearce retired as head of the James Monroe Museum and served for 27 years as a professor in Mary Washington. We appreciate these tidbits he wrote back in 2005 on St. George’s history) [pdf-embedder url=”http://history.churchsp.org/wp-content/uploads/johnpearcetidbitsstgeorges.pdf”]
The Table in 2015 -NOURISHED >> The table that makes a family
Published Nov. 15, 2015 PHOTOS AND TEXT BY SARAH ANN JUMP The Table, the market-style food pantry at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg, offers more than just food every Tuesday. It also offers a sense of community and resources for healthy eating. This past Tuesday, The Table was able to give out 21-pound bags … 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
