Annual St. John’s memorial service Nov. 2
The annual memorial service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tuscumbia, will be held on Sunday, November 2, at 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend this All Saints’ Day service of Evening Prayer, which will be conducted from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer by the Rev. Danielle Thompson, Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Sheffield. The historic church is located at 300 N. Dickson St. (corner of Dickson and Third Streets).
St. John’s Church was founded in 1839. The present building, Alabama’s earliest example of “Carpenter’s Gothic” church architecture, was erected in 1852. During the Federal occupation of Tuscumbia in the 1860’s, the church was occupied by the Union Army to stable horses. In 1874, the church was extensively damaged by the tornado that struck Tuscumbia and, as a result, the building was reinforced with iron rods and the later addition of buttresses. The church contains original furnishings and early stained-glass windows. St. John’s Church was closed for regular services in 1955 but remains a consecrated place of worship. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
All are invited to step inside this inspiring landmark, to appreciate the beauty of its quaint interior, and to join history’s Christians in a fellowship of worship.
For more information or to donate toward the preservation of the historic church, contact Ninon Parker, Church Trustee, 106 N. Dickson St., Tuscumbia, AL 35674; telephone: 256-710-9081.
