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All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Grenada,
Mississippi
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Who
We Are
The Episcopal
Church
“The Episcopal Church strives to live by the message
of Christ, in which there are no outcasts and all are welcome. Walking a middle way between Roman
Catholicism and Protestant traditions, we are a sacramental and
worship-oriented church that promotes thoughtful debate about what God is
calling us to do and be, as followers of Christ.”
(From the Episcopal
Church website, at http://ecusa.anglican.org/visitors.htm.)
The Diocese of
The Diocese of Mississippi was established in May of
1826, is officially named the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of
Mississippi, and is under the ecclesiastical authority of The Right Reverend
Duncan M. Gray III, the 9th Bishop of Mississippi.
All Saints’ Church
All Saints’ Parish had its beginnings as St. Paul’s Mission
in 1840, but by 1842, it had been dropped from the records as a mission. In 1870, the church in Grenada was admitted
at the 43rd Diocesan Council, under the name of St. Luke’s. On
April 24th, of that same year, the name of the church was changed to
Grace Chapel. Three years later, at the
Diocesan Council of 1873, the name of the church was changed from Grace Chapel
to All Saints’, as it remains today.
The present church property was purchased and a frame church
was ready for services by November 1, 1870.
Just 19 years later, in 1889, the frame church was torn down. The present brick church was built on the same
site and along the same lines as the old building. It was noted that some materials (and most of
the windows) from the previous frame church were used in the current brick
church. Most of the furniture from the
previous church was also re-used. This current
church was consecrated on April 27, 1890.
The pews now in use were installed in April, 1905. Soon after, in 1908, a water-powered Pilcher
manual organ was installed, replacing the old reed organ. The present organ was installed in 1974. The original exposed pipes remain today. In 1949, All Saints became
On July 16, 1973, the Vestry voted to remove the old Parish
House and construct a two story brick Parish House which would connect to the
church building. This new building was
dedicated on April 23, 1976.
Our Mission
Our mission is to share the love of God, welcoming all
people, caring for each other in time of need, providing servant ministries in
our community. With God’s help we will:
·
Build upon the
strengths of our Anglican tradition to spread the Gospel.
·
Continue to expand our
community involvement by being aware of our needs, resources and limitations
and encouraging cooperation with others.
·
Increase our parish
family’s fellowship and spiritual development; accepting our imperfections and
differences.
·
Openly face conflict
and work to resolve it.
All Saints’ Leadership
The Reverend
Doctor Lynn K. Barker, Rector
Ms.
Debbie Mitchell, Parish Administrator
Mrs.
Ouida Thomas, Director of Music
Vestry
and Officers of the Parish
Rick Wilbourn, Senior Warden
Keith
Beardain, Junior Warden
Ray
Ohlis, Treasurer
Paula
Tetley, Clerk
Devo
Lancaster, Chancellor
Ray
Branscome
Lisa
Merriman
Gale
Moore
Jim
Turner
Harvey
Leslie
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