Bishops, Bourbons, and Big Mules: A History of the Episcopal Church in Alabama

Appendix A: Episcopal Churches in Alabama in Chronological Order

appendix a episcopal churches in alabama in chronological order Year founded Active* Inactive Church name City Notes 1828 x christ church tuscaloosa 1828 x christ church Mobile christ episcopal church in Mobile was organized in 1828, but it was part of a “union church” of episcopalians, Methodists, and presbyterians that dates back to 1822. it was made the cathedral of the diocese of the central gulf coast in 2005. see chapter 2 for further discussion of christ church, Mobile’s founding. 1830 x st. paul’s greensboro 1831 x arcola Mission arcola, Marengo county 1834 x nativity huntsville 1834 x st. andrew’s gallion 1834 x st. John’s Montgomery 1834 x st. John’s (formerly st. John’s-in-theprairies ) forkland st. John’s-in-the-prairies functioned from 1834 to 1865. The building was given to st. John’s, forkland, in 1878. Continued on the next page Year founded Active* Inactive Church name City Notes 1834 x st. Mark’s (formerly st. Mark’s, fork of greene) Boligee 1834 x trinity demopolis 1836 x st. paul’s selma 1836 x trinity florence 1837 x christ church Wetumpka 1838 x st. James eufaula 1838 x st. Mary’s summerville 1838 x st. paul’s carlowville 1838 x st. peter’s lowndes county 1838 x st. Wilfrid’s Marion 1838 x trinity lafayette 1839 x st. James livingston 1839 x st. John’s tuscumbia 1839 x st. luke’s cahaba 1843 x st. david’s dallas county 1844 x holy cross uniontown 1844 x holy cross Woodville 1844 x st. John’s in the Wilderness oswichee, russell county Year founded Active* Inactive Church name City Notes 1844 x st. luke’s Jacksonville 1845 x advent tuskegee 1845 x grace clayton 1845 x st. stephen’s eutaw 1845 x trinity Mobile 1848 x holy trinity auburn 1850 x st. cyprian’s oswichee, russell county 1850 x st. John’s elyton 1850 x st. paul’s Mobile 1850 x st. peter’s talladega 1851 x st. Mary’s tallassee 1852 x calvary pushmataha 1852 x st. Michael’s faunsdale 1853 x st. alban’s gainesville 1853 x st. John’s Mobile 1853 x st. Mary’s camden 1854 x good shepherd Mobile This is the oldest predominantly black episcopal church in alabama. 1857 x st. paul’s lowndesboro 1858 x emmanuel opelika 1858 x st. James claiborne Continued on the next page Year founded Active* Inactive Church name City Notes 1859 x st. Mark’s prattville 1859 x st. Matthew’s autaugaville 1859 x st. Thomas greenville 1860 x st. andrew’s Montevallo 1862 x grace trinity 1864 x holy comforter Montgomery 1865 x st. paul’s Whistler 1867 x st. paul’s decatur 1868 x st. timothy’s athens 1869 x st. paul’s tilden 1870 x st. Mary’s evergreen 1871 x christ church piedmont 1871 x st. andrew’s hayneville 1872 x advent Birmingham The church of the advent is Birmingham’s oldest church and was alabama’s first cathedral. it was made the cathedral of the diocese of alabama in 1982. 1873 x trinity union springs 1876 x st. Mark’s troy 1878 x st. peter’s Bon secour 1879 x st. luke’s scottsboro 1881 x grace anniston Year founded Active* Inactive Church name City Notes 1886 x st. paul’s coalburg 1887 x grace sheffield 1887 x st. Mary’s-on-thehighlands Birmingham 1887 x st. Michael and all angels anniston 1888 x holy comforter gadsden 1888 x st. elizabeth’s letohatchee 1889 x trinity Bessemer 1890 x christ church avondale, Birmingham 1890 x grace Woodlawn, Birmingham 1890 x st. John’s decatur 1891 x st. Mark’s Birmingham 1893 x christ church Bridgeport 1893 x grace Mobile 1893 x grace Mt. Meigs 1893 x st. andrew’s oak grove 1893 x st. James Monroe county 1893 x st. John’s ensley 1893 x st. luke’s point clear 1895 x st. Thomas citronelle Continued on the next page Year founded Active* Inactive Church name City Notes 1895 x trinity alpine 1896 x st. andrew’s sylacauga 1896 x st. James eliska 1898 x Black’s chapel adamsville 1898 x Blossburg Mission Blossburg 1898 x Brookside Mission Brookside 1898 x cardiff Valley Mission cardiff Valley 1899 x lewisburg Mission lewisburg 1900 x good shepherd Montgomery 1900 x trinity atmore 1902 x st...