I am excited to start editing and writing on wikipedia. ~~~~

Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church (Forest, Virginia)

Saint Stephen's Episcopal church was established in 1824 by Nicholas Hamner Cobbs and is the second oldest Episcopal Church in the Lynchburg area and is on the original Poplar Forest Tract owned by Thomas Jefferson.^[1] Between 1824-1839, Cobbs was the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Boonsboro and rode his horse from there to Saint Stephen's to provide Sunday services until he resigned in 1839.^[2]

The first building was completed in 1825 on part of the Poplar Forest tract, which was previously owned by former President Thomas Jefferson and later given to his eldest daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph for her dowry in 1790. The land was then sold to Elizabeth Moseley Radford before being donated to the church where the original building was torn down and the present one stands today.^[1]

In the same year, William Radford and Elizabeth Moseley Radford deeded additional land to enlarge the church property and provide a cemetery for members. The cemetery is still in use today. A lack of funds to make necessary repairs closed the church temporarily in 1911, although occasional services were held.

in March of 1898, a bad wind storm damaged the church threatening to indefinitely close the church. The south gable had fallen in which compromised the structure. Fortunately it was repaired with both the help of the congregation and the community.^[2]

In 1941, at the instigation of Malcolm Griffin, the church was restored and reopened. Since that date, services have been held continuously. A 2004 renovation project expanded the choir area and enlarged the front area where preaching occurs.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The associated Old Rectory was listed in 1973.

Design

The Church is a one-storey, three-bay building and has a partial basement. It is covered in oversized brick and Greek Revival style trim, and has a low pitched roof with a wooden cross at the top. In total, the building measures 36 feet wide and 61 feet long.

Notes

- unlink Elizabeth Randolph's name (completed) (needs to be in red so revised again) (completed)

- condense repeated information in first paragraph (finished but not published)

- add info on cemetery (cancel)

- consider taking new photos of the interior and exterior of the church to publish this week. (not needed)

- Cobbs served at St. Stephens between 1824-1839^[1] (added)

- Saint Stephen's Episcopal church was established in 1824 by Nicholas Hamner Cobbs and is the second oldest Episcopal Church in the Lynchburg area. Cobbs was the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Boonsboro and rode his horse from there to Saint Stephen's to provide Sunday services.^[1]

- A bad wind storm damaged the church in March of 1898, threatening to indefinitely close the church. Fortunately it was repaired with both the help of the congregation and the community. (need help citing from green book)

- The Cemetery (cancel)

- oversized brick, low pitched roof with a wooden cross at the top... seemed metal roof (replacement)

- The first building was completed in 1825 on land given by Anne Irvine Moseley, the mother of Elizabeth Moseley Radford. Moseley had purchased part of the Poplar Forest tract from Martha Jefferson Randolph, the oldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson, who had given the land to his daughter for her dowry in 1790. The original church was torn down and the present one erected on the same site in 1844.

- The first building was completed in 1825 on part of the Poplar Forest tract, which was previously owned by former President Thomas Jefferson and later given to his eldest daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph for her dowry in 1790. The land was then sold to Elizabeth Moseley Radford before being donated to the church where the original building was torn down and the present one stands today.^[1]

- The Church is a one-storey, three-bay building and has a partial basement. It is covered in oversized brick and Greek Revival style trim, and has a low pitched roof with a wooden cross at the top. In total, the building measures 36 feet wide and 61 feet long.

- Saint Stephen's Episcopal church was established in 1824 by Nicholas Hamner Cobbs and is the second oldest Episcopal Church in the Lynchburg area. Between 1824-1839, Cobbs was the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Boonsboro and rode his horse from there to Saint Stephen's to provide Sunday services.^[1]

- Nicholas Hamner Cobbs grew up in the Bedford area and was raised in a good home, his mother a devout Christian unlike his father. With his devotion to studying, and teaching locally by the age of seventeen, Cobbs was regarded as a hard-working and faithful man. Cobbs was also the principal for the New London Academy between October 19, 1824 and September 28, 1830.^[2]

References

Response

After collecting a few sources pertaining to my topic I have begun to identify certain topics that I would like to add to the pre existing page. I have also identified a few mistakes or inconsistencies I would like to change as well on the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church page. I know once I start writing I will feel more comfortable and excited and less nervous.

Prof D feedback

Good! Draft your ideas in your sandbox. If you see a typo or a writing issue, go ahead and make the correction in the live page. For more substantial revisions/edits, work in your sandbox. Later, you will move the text from your sandbox into the live article. Remember the Wiki-edu mantra: BE BOLD!

Prof. D

This is a user sandbox of Ryienblackwood. You can use it for testing or practicing edits.
This is not the sandbox where you should draft your assigned article for a dashboard.wikiedu.org course.
To find the right sandbox for your assignment, visit your Dashboard course page and follow the Sandbox Draft link for your assigned article in the My Articles section.

Get Help

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/009-0029_Saint_Stephen's_Episcopal_Church_1985_Final_Nomination.pdf
^ ^a ^b ^c Patterson, Helen (1983). St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Forest, Virginia 24551: The Historical Records Committee. p. 11. ISBN 3 3239 00439 2658. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)CS1 maint: location (link)

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/009-0029_Saint_Stephen's_Episcopal_Church_1985_Final_Nomination.pdf

[:1-2] Patterson, Helen (1983). St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Forest, Virginia 24551: The Historical Records Committee. p. 11. ISBN 3 3239 00439 2658. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)CS1 maint: location (link)

[1]

[2]