St. George’s History comprises individual articles, documents and collections around the 300 year history of St. George’s Episcopal Church, located in Fredericksburg Virginia. This site is unrelated to St. George's main website.
Supplementing them are a category-based search, a content index and a timeline. We have two tour documents - a building summary and a 15 minute walking tour you can take in the church.
If this is your first visit, check out the 2 tours - building summary and a 15 minute walking tour.
Recent articles
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
The Table in 2015 – New Directions
The Table participated in the first Community Give. It received a grant for cooking classes and it dedicated a shed. Pounds of food distributed grew by 14%
The Table in 2014 – New Funding and New initiatives
Their presskit listed the following benefits about the Table: “The Table is a unique food pantry in many important ways. • Those who come to The Table choose their own food items, thereby “shopping” in a market-style setting. • A selection of fresh produce is available each week. During the summer, there is an abundant … Read more
Table, 2013 – Powerpoint presentation
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Table Article from St. George’s Voice, December, 2013
The need is intense. In October of 2013 alone we, at St. George’s, provided food to 2,429 people – 808 households with 418 children. With the recent cuts in food stamps or SNAP benefits the need will only increase. [pdf-embedder url=”http://history.churchsp.org/wp-content/uploads/TheVoiceTableArticle2013.pdf” title=”thevoicetablearticle2013″]
Unique food pantry offers produce, prayer, Nov., 2013
Published by the Free Lance-Star, Amy Umble, November 23, 2013. The first pastel wisps of dawn crept over the steeple as Tom Way slipped inside the side door of St. George’s Episcopal Church on Tuesday. Way joined a handful of volunteers who unfolded seat after seat in a little nook outside the church kitchen, creating … Read more
The Table in 2013 – Expansion in operations
While the Table expanded in visits, concern centered on the availability of fresh vegetables and related issues of funding. During 2013 these concerns were overcome : On March 5, 2013 the Outreach Commission applied and was approved for a $7,000 Mustard Seed Grant from the Diocese of Virginia. This grant supports churches which expand existing … Read more
The Table – The Beginnings, 2011-2012
Editor’s note – This is the first of 6+ articles/media posts on the Table. They will appear one or more per day. “The Word of God is not found in the letter of scripture but in the mutual relationship between community and scripture. Thus the meaning of scripture–the Word of God can only be understood … Read more
1. Carrol Quenzel's History of St. George's
Quenzel's 1951 history is still the standard for the church. He was a librarian for Mary Washington College as well as being active at St. George's, helping to create the St. Georgian newsletter as well as a part of the Vestry. We have the entire book online which was published by St. George's
2. The Three Churches of St. George's - Barbara Willis
Barbara Willis was a local historian and writer and long time St. Georgian with her husband Mac. This paper is a detailed summary of the evolution of St. George's church from its wooden colonial church to the impressive 1849 brick building we have today.
The Civil War may be the most popular historic topic in all of our history. The church served in 3 capacities - as a fortress, center of revival and as a hospital. We have a 9 part series on our role and relationship to Fredericksburg.
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
5. Charles Syndor on Social Policy
Charles Sydnor served St. George's from 1972-2003 and was responsible for furthering Thomas Faulkner's outreach ministries and creating new ones. This paper he wrote in 2009 was for an adult forum in that year.
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
