St. Hilda's Inman Park

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St. Hilda's Inman Park
St. Hilda of Whitby Anglican Catholic Church
St. Hilda's Inman Park
33°45′55.6″N84°21′17.0″W / 33.765444°N 84.354722°W / 33.765444; -84.354722
LocationInman Park, Georgia
Address414 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307, United States
Denomination Anglican Catholic Church
Churchmanship Anglo-Catholic
Website https://www.sthildasatl.com/
History
Consecrated 1979
Administration
Diocese Diocese of the South
Clergy
Priest(s) Creighton McElveen, SSC
Assistant priest(s) Robert Bader, SSC

St. Hilda's Inman Park , in a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, is a parish of the Diocese of the South in the Anglican Catholic Church. The building was originally built in 1939 as a Primitive Baptist Church. [1] It was converted to be a parish of the newly formed Anglican Catholic Church in 1978, [2] and was consecrated in 1979. [3]

When Rev. Frederick Hoger was Rector, until his death in 1999, the parish established a men's shelter and a soup kitchen for the local community in Little Five Points. [4]

In 2000, Rev. John Roddy became the pastor. At that time, the neighborhood gentrified. While previously the parish had had a strong ministry to the homeless, who slept in the pews and ate in the parish hall, the neighborhood changed to that of largely young professionals. [2]

In 2023, the Anglican Catholic Church through the Saint Paul Mission Society targeted St. Hilda's for domestic parish revitalization. [5] Rev. Creighton McElveen, SSC, was appointed Priest-in-Charge after the retirement of Rev. Terrence Hall. [6] Rev. McElveen is also a co-host of the podcast, The Sacramentalists. [7]

References

  1. Marr, Christine V.; Jones, Sharon Foster (2008-09-15). Inman Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 67. ISBN   978-1-4396-2269-8.
  2. 1 2 Daniels, Kysa (Oct 11, 2003). "ST. HILDA OF WHITBY: A small congregation hews to the old ways". The Atlanta Journal - Constitution. pp. B5. ProQuest   337021965.
  3. Marr, Christine V.; Jones, Sharon Foster (2008-09-15). Inman Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 55. ISBN   978-1-4396-2269-8.
  4. Sibley, Celia (August 2, 1999). "OBITUARIES: The Rev.Frederick Hoger, 74, Rector, operated men's shelter". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. B4. ProQuest   413796717.
  5. "2024 DOMESTIC MISSION APPEAL ST. HILDA'S, INMAN PARK". The Trinitarian. November–December 2023. p. 12.
  6. "North American Mission". anglicancatholic.org. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  7. "Sacramentalists Podcast". Earth & Altar. Retrieved 2024-07-22.