#AceHistoryNews says on the 6th January as many other countries and people’s will be celebrating their “Christmas Day” it will be the Day of Epiphany” also, but the real roots of this day was a lot deeper than l first realise.
A Brief History | |
![]() The city’s outward expansion and social dislocations following World War II brought demographic transition to Inman Park, however; by 1953 the number of communicants at Epiphany had dwindled to 165. That same year, The Reverend Dr. Norman Gore was called as Epiphany’s sixth rector. Under his leadership, the congregation moved to its third location, having purchased the current property on Ponce de Leon Avenue from nearby Emory University in 1956. The first services were held in the new chapel in October 1957. An expansion of the church in 1961 increased the length of the nave, and in 1963 a new wing was built to include a parish hall and offices.
In the Spring of 1985, at a time when women were only slowly gaining acceptance in the Episcopal priesthood, the Reverend E. Claiborne Jones accepted the call to Epiphany, the first woman to become rector of an Episcopal church in Georgia. Under her leadership, the parish undertook two major renovations. First, in 1988-89, the nave and narthex were completely renovated and expanded and a memorial garden was dedicated on the east side of the building.
The ministries of the Church of the Epiphany have expanded along with, or even ahead of, the parish’s space. The full-time staff has grown to include an organist and choirmaster, an associate rector, and a parish administrator, as well as a facilities manager. In February 2006, Epiphany called The Reverend Benno D. Pattison to be its tenth rector. Benno has an infectious and exuberant enthusiasm for the work God calls. We believe that his leadership and our shared vision will galvanize Epiphany to strive to live out the Gospel’s radical values with gladness of heart. As of December 2012, membership was 1101, representing 469 households. |
Courtesy of EP
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