Holy Trinity Church
ABOUT US: History of Holy Trinity
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A Brief History of Holy Trinity

1870 St. Barnabas' Church, the first Episcopal Church in Greensboro, with 11 communicants was admitted into union with the convention.
1893 St. Andrew's Church, begun as a new mission, became a separate parish.
1910 St. Andrew's reunited with St. Barnabas' to become Holy Trinity Church. The name "St. Barnabas" disappeared after 41 years. The Reverend Thomas G. Faulkner, St. Barnabas' rector, became the first rector of Holy Trinity.
1912 About 100 communicants from Holy Trinity withdrew to reorganize St. Andrew's Church.
1919 Land for the present site of Holy Trinity Church was purchased.
1922 Holy Trinity Chapel was completed and occupied by the church school. The undercroft rooms were used for all programs of the church.
1951 On Thanksgiving Day, Holy Trinity's new stone church was dedicated.  The Reverend John C. Mott was rector.
1955 St. Francis Church was established, with its roots in Holy Trinity.
1959 All Saints was established as a mission church.
1962 Holy Trinity's parish house was completed.
1967 St. Barnabas' Church was re-established.
1983 Church of the Holy Spirit became a mission church through Holy Trinity Church.
1990 Major repairs and renovations to Holy Trinity's buildings began and were completed in 1993.  A columbarium was added.
1988-2000 Holy Trinity played a significant role in organizing the Episcopal Housing Ministry, the Episcopal Servant Center, GRAIN (Guilford Regional AIDS Interfaith Network), the Servant Leadership School of Greensboro and Holy Trinity Music School. Holy Trinity also supported and encouraged the opening of Canterbury School, an Episcopal school for kindergarten through eighth grade.
1995-2002 Holy Trinity became the fastest growing church in the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina.




 

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