Results for St. Thomas Episcopal Church
St. Thomas' African Episcopal Church
Organized in 1792 as an outgrowth of the Free African Soci...
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
This church was constructed in 1847 at a cost of $1,500 an...
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Unintended Target
Before you, at the top of Church S...
Results for St. Thomas Episcopal Church
St. Thomas' African Episcopal Church
Organized in 1792 as an outgrowth of the Free African Society, formed 1787. The original church edifice stood here. Under the ministry of the Rev. Absalom Jones (1746-1818), a former slave, this became the nation's first Black Episcopal church.
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church
This church was constructed in 1847 at a cost of $1,500 and was officially incorporated in May of 1848. Records of the parish date back to 1832.
Many of the well-known local families were early benefactors, such as Rutherford, Dekay, Price, ...
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Unintended Target
Before you, at the top of Church Street, stands St. Thomas Episcopal Church, which became an unintended target of Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s artillery on January 5-6, 1862. Jackson had led his force from Winchester, Virginia to destroy ...
