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By the late 1930s, Grace Church had a strong congregation, but found itself without a building. St. Luke's Church, on the other hand, had erected a new church in the heart of residential Memphis in 1912 (its present home), but found itself in a period of declining membership. The two merged, and we celebrated our first Eucharist as the Parish of Grace-St. Luke's on thanksgiving Day, 1940.<ref>[http://www.gslparish.org]</ref> |
By the late 1930s, Grace Church had a strong congregation, but found itself without a building. St. Luke's Church, on the other hand, had erected a new church in the heart of residential Memphis in 1912 (its present home), but found itself in a period of declining membership. The two merged, and we celebrated our first Eucharist as the Parish of Grace-St. Luke's on thanksgiving Day, 1940.<ref>[http://www.gslparish.org]</ref> |
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[[Image:gracestlukeschurchmemphis.jpg|right|frame|Grace St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Memphis.]] |
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Revision as of 19:41, 28 September 2009
Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church is an historic church in Memphis, TN. The church's history dates back to 1895 and the current structure -- located in Memphis' Central Gardens Historic Preservation District -- was constructed in 1912.
History
The history of Grace-St. Lukes dates back to the mid-1800s with the establishment of Grace Church in a rented room in Downtown Memphis and the establishment, shortly thereafter, of St. Luke's Church in present-day Midtown in 1894.
By the late 1930s, Grace Church had a strong congregation, but found itself without a building. St. Luke's Church, on the other hand, had erected a new church in the heart of residential Memphis in 1912 (its present home), but found itself in a period of declining membership. The two merged, and we celebrated our first Eucharist as the Parish of Grace-St. Luke's on thanksgiving Day, 1940.[1]
