Parish History
The
documents and photographs found here are from the parish archives. Many people
have contributed to their compilation through the years.
For a number of years, Professor Archibald Henderson (right) was parish historiographer. He published an extensive history in 1938. Excerpts are contained here.
Additional research, and resulting corrections to Professor Henderson's history, were done by parishioner and art librarian Philip Rees as he wrote his thesis.
Centennial Celebration of the Parish - May 8, 1949
Office of Commemoration
Address by Bishop Penick
Rev. David W. Yates, Rector 1945-1959 - A Memoir
The 150th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Chapel of the Cross
- October 18, 1998
Sermon by the Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee, Bishop
of Virginia, former Rector of the Chapel of the Cross
The Laying of the Cornerstone of the New Church - February 20, 1924
Address by Bishop Penick
William Rainey Holt, in whose memory the Church
is dedicated
William Allen Erwin, whose
contribution built the Church
The 75th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Church - May 14, 2000
Sermon by the Rev. Stephen Elkins Williams, Rector
The Story of the Parish Buildings by Mary Arthur Stoudemire - February 1981
Highlights from 250 years of Anglican/Episcopal Witness in Orange County, 2003
Last updated: May 29, 2006
