Trinity Episcopal Church (Winchester, Tennessee)
Trinity Episcopal Church | |
Location | 213 1st Ave., NW, Winchester, Tennessee, USA |
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Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1872 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 80003796[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1980 |
Trinity Episcopal Church is a parish church of the
The church began in 1859 as a mission. Reverend Thomas A. Morris conducted the first Episcopal service in the
Some time after the parish was organized, the congregation acquired its first permanent building, buying the former First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1863, the Union Army occupied Winchester and used the church building as a military hospital. Either during the Union occupation or later in the Civil War, the building was destroyed in a fire, and the congregation resumed its practice of conducting worship in the courthouse, as well as in the Carrick Academy building. In 1872, after several years of fundraising efforts, the foundation was laid for the current church building. The building was completed in 1874.[2][3]
Through its history, Trinity has experienced fluctuations in membership, and has at times fallen below the size threshold necessary to be a recognized parish.
The
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Our History". Trinity Episcopal Church. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Established 1859". Trinity Episcopal Church. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Hey, Sarah (January 7, 2008). "Yet Another, Another Parish in the Diocese of Tennessee Departs". Stand Firm. Gri5th Media, LLC.
- ^ "Our Story". Christ the King Anglican Church. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Virtue, David W. (January 9, 2008). "Tennessee: Two Churches Leave The Episcopal Church -- Authority of Scripture and Robinson's Consecration Cited". VirtueOnline.
- ^ "STEM". trinitywinchester. Trinity Episcopal Church. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
External links
- Trinity Episcopal Church photographs, Tennessee Organs (Photography by Stein)