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St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Photographs by Marie Hubert - 2004

Marker Title	St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Address	302 E. Davilla
Location	Inside the Church
City	Rockdale
Year Marker Erected	1977
Designations	n/a
Text on Marker	Earliest Episcopal services in Rockdale were held in 1875 in a store, where other faiths also worshiped. On Dec. 19, 1876, Bishop Alexander Gregg organized St. Thomas Mission, and in 1879 this site was bought with funds given by the Solon Joynes family. A frame chapel-- preserved as nave, chancel, and sanctuary in the present edifice-- was built in 1880. The Rev. Joseph Carden, 1920-24 rector, made and adorned the altar with original carvings. To accommodate the growing parish, the church was enlarged and a parish hall added in 1952.
Source	Texas Historical Commission's Texas Historic Sites Atlas Database - Aug 2004

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