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Calvary Episcopal Church (Memphis, Tennessee)
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Calvary Episcopal Church, located at 102 North Second Street at Adams Avenue, in Memphis, Tennessee
, in the United States
, is an historic Episcopal church, founded August 6, 1832 by the Rev. Thomas Wright. The nave
(consecrated May 12, 1844) is the oldest public building in continuous use in the city of Memphis and was designed by Calvary's second Rector, The Rev. Philip Alston. There were several later additions: a tower in 1848, the chancel in 1881, the Parish Hall in 1903, and the Education Building in 1992. As Calvary Episcopal Church and Parish House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
. Current clergy are as follows: the Rev. Philip F. Wiehe, Interim Rector, the Rev. Eyleen Farmer, the Rev. Ellen D. Roberds, and the Rev. Ben G. Robertson IV, Associate Rectors, and the Rev. Deacon Audrey Gonzalez and the Rev. Deacon Mimsy Jones, Assisting Clergy.
The education wing houses the Calvary Place Child Care Center, which serves working parents in downtown Memphis. Since 1928, the volunteer-run Waffle Shop has provided downtown Memphians with a simple weekday lunch during the season of Lent
. The profits support outreach ministries of congregations throughout the city.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, is an historic Episcopal church, founded August 6, 1832 by the Rev. Thomas Wright. The nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
(consecrated May 12, 1844) is the oldest public building in continuous use in the city of Memphis and was designed by Calvary's second Rector, The Rev. Philip Alston. There were several later additions: a tower in 1848, the chancel in 1881, the Parish Hall in 1903, and the Education Building in 1992. As Calvary Episcopal Church and Parish House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.
Parish Information
Calvary is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of West TennesseeEpiscopal Diocese of West Tennessee
The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee is the diocese of the Episcopal Church that geographically coincides with the political region known as the Grand Division of West Tennessee. The geographic range of the Diocese of West Tennessee was originally part of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee,...
. Current clergy are as follows: the Rev. Philip F. Wiehe, Interim Rector, the Rev. Eyleen Farmer, the Rev. Ellen D. Roberds, and the Rev. Ben G. Robertson IV, Associate Rectors, and the Rev. Deacon Audrey Gonzalez and the Rev. Deacon Mimsy Jones, Assisting Clergy.
The education wing houses the Calvary Place Child Care Center, which serves working parents in downtown Memphis. Since 1928, the volunteer-run Waffle Shop has provided downtown Memphians with a simple weekday lunch during the season of Lent
Lent
In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer – through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial – for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and...
. The profits support outreach ministries of congregations throughout the city.