Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, Indiana)

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Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, Indiana)
Location Connersville, Indiana
CountryUnited States
Denomination Anglican Church in North America
Reformed Episcopal Church
Website trinityconnersville.com
History
Dedicated1859
Architecture
Architect(s) Frank Wills
Style Gothic revival
Years built1856-1859
Administration
Diocese Central States
Clergy
Bishop(s) The Rt. Rev. Peter Manto
Vicar(s) The Rev. Richard R. Tarsitano
Trinity Episcopal Church and Parish House
Coordinates 39°38′29.2″N85°8′13.9″W / 39.641444°N 85.137194°W / 39.641444; -85.137194
NRHP reference No. 100008410
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 2022

Trinity Anglican Church is a Reformed Episcopal parish in Connersville, Indiana. The current congregation was established in 2021 in a 19th-century church building previously occupied by Trinity Episcopal Church, a former congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. In 2022, the church and parsonage were added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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History

The first Episcopal Church minister arrived in Connersville in 1850, and soon after a local Episcopal chapel was built. [1] In 1856, construction began on the present-day Trinity Episcopal Church building at the southeast corner of 6th and Eastern, a location today adjacent to the Downtown Connersville Historic District. The primary fundraiser was teacher and author Mary Ann Helm, the wife of White Water Valley Canal Company and Fayette County Bank President Meredith Helm. [2] Frank Wills—who designed the Anglican cathedrals in Montreal and Fredericton—was the architect. [3]

Trinity closed during the Civil War when most of Connersville's men went to war. A network of Episcopal priests rode circuits from larger towns like Indianapolis and Richmond to conduct services in Connersville and other smaller settlements. [1]

In the late 20th century, Trinity began to experience decline, with the congregation splitting in the 1970s over revised liturgies such as the "Green Book," a book of trial liturgies issued in 1970 that was a forerunner of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. [4] [5] In 2016, the congregation closed permanently, and in January 2017, Bishop Catherine Waynick deconsecrated the church, which was donated to Indiana Landmarks. [6]

With a grant from the Central Indiana Community Foundation, Indiana Landmarks repaired the church roof and repainted the Carpenter Gothic rectory, then listed the building for sale under a protective easement requiring approval from Indiana Landmarks for any future changes to the exterior. [1]

Church plant

A Reformed Episcopal Church priest, the Rev. Richard Tarsitano, purchased the building for $40,000 with personal funds and opened a mission church there in 2021 as part of the REC100 church planting initiative. [3] Unlike many evangelical church plants in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Trinity's strategy involves setting up in a small and economically struggling town. The strategy also involves tapping into potential growth in affordable home purchase markets like Connersville as post-COVID teleworkers consider moving farther from larger employment markets, as well as welcoming homeschooling families. [7]

In addition to Sunday services, Trinity Anglican Church offers morning and evening prayer each weekday. The church uses 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Connersville Church to be Sold for New Use". Indiana Landmarks. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Schroeder, Donna; Blommel, John; Blommel, Mardee. "Self guided tour of Historic homes And Sites of interest In and Near the Downtown of Connersville Indiana" (PDF). Historic Connersville, Inc. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Tarsitano, Richard. "Trinity Anglican Church • Connersville, IN" (PDF). The Front Porch. No. Lent 2022. Reformed Episcopal Church. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Episcopal Church, Diocese of Indianapolis (1988). A History of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, 1838-1988. Dallas: Taylor Pub. Co.
  5. ↑ Tarsitano, R. R. (12 February 2021). "RESTORING AND REBUILDING TRINITY CONNERSVILLE". The North American Anglican. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Deconsecration notice". Facebook. Trinity Episcopal Church, Connersville, Indiana. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Tarsitano, R. R. (8 January 2021). "TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH: A TEST CASE IN TRADITIONAL ANGLICAN CHURCH PLANTING". The North American Anglican. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Tarsitano, R. R. (12 August 2022). ""COULD YE NOT WATCH WITH ME ONE HOUR?": THE ABIDING NECESSITY OF THE TRADITIONAL DAILY OFFICE". The North American Anglican. Retrieved 30 September 2022.


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