St. Luke's Anglican Church (Georgetown, Pennsylvania)

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St. Luke's Anglican Church
St. Luke's Church in Georgetown.jpg
Location122 Market Street, Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Denomination Anglican Church in North America
History
Founded1814
Dedicated1852
Architecture
Style Gothic Revival
Years built1833
Administration
Diocese Pittsburgh
Clergy
Rector The Rev. Suzanne Perkins

St. Luke's Anglican Church is a historic Anglican church in Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1814 and completed in 1833, the church is the oldest building in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh. [1]

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History

Georgetown was first served by priests who traveled through Southwestern Pennsylvania on horseback or by river boat; early services were held on an Ohio River flat boat. [1] St. Luke's was founded in 1814 by Episcopal priest John Taylor, who had also organized Trinity Church in Pittsburgh. Episcopal priest Francis Reno was the first Episcopal missionary to work in Beaver County, starting around 1799. After Taylor, Reno served St. Luke's as priest from 1819 to 1825. That year, Pennsylvania Bishop William White visited St. Luke's on an episcopal visit to the region. [2]

The first St. Luke's building was a log church; the present-day brick church was built and completed in 1833 on land donated by John and Lydia Beaver, and consecrated by Bishop Alonzo Potter in 1852. A parish hall was completed in 1972. [2]

In 2008, as part of the Anglican realignment, St. Luke's joined the majority of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh in disassociating from the Episcopal Church and forming the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh under Bishop Robert Duncan. [3]

Architecture

St. Luke's was built of homemade red brick. The church is three bays long, each bay originally containing a rectangular window. A steeple stands at the liturgical east end of the church. [2]

In 1905, the church was extensively renovated. A sacristy was added, and the altar was enlarged. During the renovation, outside shutters were removed and the casements were altered to allow for stained glass lancet windows. A further renovation in 1951 saw the interior re-plastered. The exterior bricks were weatherized and painted white. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bonzo, Gertrude (Winter 1982). "ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH GEORGETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA ORGANIZED - 1814". Milestones. 7 (1). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Finley, Frances (1979). St. Luke's Episcopal Church: 165th Anniversary . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Section F: Parochial Reports" (PDF). Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Finley, Frances (2002). Hands, Donald (ed.). "The History of Saint Luke's Episcopal Church". Milestones. 27 (3). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Schjonberg, Mary Frances (September 12, 2011). "Retired Iowa Bishop Walter Righter dies". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

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