Emmanuel Episcopal Church - Opelika, AL - Anglican and Episcopal Churches on Waymarking.com

Located at the corner of 1st Avenue and 8th Street in Opelika, Alabama, Emmanuel Episcopal Church stands on a hill above the street. Their story can be seen in the text of the marker:

"Organized in 1858, Trinity Mission was admitted to the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama on May 5, 1860. When the first church was consecrated on this site in 1862, it was renamed Emmanuel, meaning "God With Us." That building was destroyed by a tornado in 1869. The cornerstone for the present church was laid on Easter Day 1872. Built of native fieldstone from the Nelson and Sarah Carruthers Clayton Plantation north of Opelika, Emmanuel is the oldest public building in Opelika. Born of hope during Reconstruction, this little stone church stands as a testament to pioneer faith and endurance and remains a living monument to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit."

It is interesting to learn that when this congregation was admitted into the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, they were in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. When the first church building was consecrated, it would have been as a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America. When cornerstone was laid, they were in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The Episcopal Church reunited after the Civil War rather than splitting into Northern and Southern groups as did many denominations of the era.

One issue I had was that the listed web site has some foreign script on it, so I used the one from the national Episcopal Church. For the date built, I used the cornerstone dedication date of Easter Day in 1872.

Active Church: Yes School on property: No Date Built: 03/31/1872 Service Times: 10:00 am Website: [Web Link]

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