Published 9:33 pm Thursday, August 29, 2024 By Joshua Windus Calvary Episcopal Church celebrated its 160th anniversary August 28. Brick arches and wooden beams rose above a sanctuary that was crowded with congregants and visiting clergy, some of whom had been invited from other denominations, while candles and green stain glass windows provided illumination. The reverend Al Crumpton addressed the congregation.
“We are blessed to be here with you, as we give God the glory for this ministry that has been faithfully carried out for the past 160 years from the faithful followers of Christ at Calvary Episcopal.” He told of the impact of the initial congregants who had formed the church. “We are gathered here in person, and by the miracle of technology, we’re joining with folks who are joining us online here this evening, we’re praising God and giving thanks for that moment, 160 years ago, from this day, when a very small group of faithful followers of Christ, they met with the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, the Right Reverend Stephen Elliot, they met to discuss forming a mission congregation of the Episcopal Church in Americus Georgia.
” Crumpton expressed gratitude for God’s providence. “We are here to acknowledge God’s guiding presence among those initial communicates who came together in forming what we know today as Calvary Episcopal Church.” After the service, Mayor Lee Kinnamon, who is also a parishioner of Calvary Episcopal Church, read.