Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church of Barberton

06/14/2026

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05/30/2026

05/30/2026

Here’s Saint Patrick’s attempt to describe the Trinity.

Or, you could come to Saint Andrew’s tomorrow at 9:00 AM. Word is that Father Michael will also give explaining the Trinity a college try.

The problem with using analogies to explain the Holy Trinity is that you always end up confessing some ancient heresy.Let the patron saint of the Irish show ...

05/23/2026

See you tomorrow — our service begins at 9:00 AM. Join us immediately after the service for Pentecost Sundaes.

05/10/2026

History for today.

By the time St. Bartholomew's Episcopal in Chatham County, Ga. was built in 1896, a congregation had already been evolving for more than fifty years.

The church building stands on what was once a rice plantation - one of many in this area of coastal Georgia. In the 1830's, an effort was launched to teach the enslaved to read, which in turn led to the organization of an Episcopal church.

And within 30 years - by the 1860's - St. Bartholomew's had become the largest Episcopal congregation - either black or white - in the entire Diocese of Georgia.

The structure here is a lovely and very important example of Victorian architecture. Though the congregation today is smaller, this church is still active. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

I caught this photo on Friday morning on my way home from a book presentation at the Richmond Hill History Museum.