101 Norh 14th St.,
Corsicana,
Texas
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St.
John's Episcopal Church
This church was established in
1871 following Episcopal missionary efforts which began in the Corsicana
area in the 1850s. Started as a mission, St. John's was organized under
the leadership of the Rev. Virginius Gee. In 1874 the first church
building was constructed at this site on property donated by E. J. and
W. S. Simkins. The parish was formally organized two years later. An
Episcopal school, The First in the Dallas Diocese, operated here during
the 1940s. Actively involved in the area, the parish also sponsors St.
Alban's Mission in Hubbard (27 mi. SW)
(1980)
St. Johns History Booklet
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