All Saints Episcopal Church (Appleton, Wisconsin)

All Saints Episcopal Church
The church at Appleton-le-Street, the model for the Appleton church
Religion
AffiliationEpiscopal, Anglican
DistrictDiocese of Wisconsin
ProvinceProvince V
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
LeadershipVacant
Year consecrated1905 (current building)
Location
LocationAppleton, Wisconsin, United States
Map
Interactive map of All Saints Episcopal Church
Coordinates44°15′43″N 88°24′03″W / 44.2620°N 88.4007°W / 44.2620; -88.4007
Architecture
ArchitectShepley, Rutan & Coolidge
TypeChurch
StyleNorman
Completed1905 (current building)
Construction cost$25,000
Specifications
Capacity225
Materialsstone
Website
All Saints Episcopal Church

All Saints Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Appleton, Wisconsin. A parish in the Diocese of Fond du Lac, it is the only Episcopal church in Appleton. The congregation first met circa 1854 and organized in 1856.[1] The current church building was consecrated in 1905.

History

Missionary bishop Jackson Kemper held the first Episcopal service in Appleton in "1854 or 1855".[1] The parish was organized in 1856, and originally named Grace Episcopal Church. The first church building's cornerstone was laid by Bishop Kemper in 1864 and completed in 1866. The wooden structure cost $6,000 and was located at Appleton and Edwards (now Washington) streets. In 1883, the original building was moved to the current church site at College Avenue and Drew Street, adjacent to Lawrence University.

In 1905, that building was moved across the street while the current church building was constructed on the site. The 1905 building was designed by Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge.[2] All Saints Norman stone tower is modeled on the tower of All Saints' Church, Appleton-le-Street, Yorkshire. In 1905, the name of the parish was changed to All Saints Episcopal Church. An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 people attended the cornerstone-laying service, presided over by Bishop Charles Chapman Grafton, on October 1, 1905. The first service in the completed building was celebrated on Easter Sunday, April 15, 1906. Bishop Reginald Heber Weller preached; the Rev. S. P. Delany was rector.

At 3:50 a.m., November 30, 1949, a taxi driver reported that a fire had broken out at All Saints. The fire started in the basement and burned through the floor, causing the altar to fall into the basement and charring the rest of the interior of the church. The altar, which was fairly new, the reredos, the organ, the carved choir stalls, a Tiffany window, and the bishop's chair were destroyed, but the baptistry was spared. Vestments and other fabrics were smoke-damaged. The total loss was estimated at $75,000. The interior of the church dates from 1950, rebuilt after the fire by architectural firm Maurey Lee Allen.[2] Bishop Harwood Sturtevant officially rededicated All Saints with special services featuring a new organ on All Saints Sunday 1952.[3] The organ, built by M. P. Moller, was installed in 1951.[4]

The 1910 Reid Memorial Window, a Tiffany window depicting Dorcas, Acts of the Apostles (9:36–42,) was destroyed in the 1949 fire.[5][6]

In 1959, building plans by J. Rouman & Associates for the parish center were approved,[2] and the rectory and neighboring house on the corner were torn down. Construction began in 1960 and was completed in January 1961. Parish "work parties" painted and did other finishing work. The dedication of the parish center was on April 30, 1961.

Gerald F. Gilmore, formerly assistant minister at St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, became rector in 1949.[7] The Rev. Patrick Twomey had been rector for 19 years when he retired in 2015.[8]

A five-volume scrapbook, History of All Saints Episcopal Church (Grace Church), was compiled by Ann P. Kloehn and Joyce Barlow Helien is in the possession of the church.[2]

People and Community

Nathan Pusey, who was a member while serving as President of Lawrence College from 1944 to 1953, was an active partisan in the movement that pushed All Saints into the "low church" column at a time when Wisconsin was predominately "high church".[9](See folder 4, Correspondence, Nathan Pusey Presidential Papers, 1925-2005 | Lawrence University Archives)

All Saints is a worship community with activities in adult education, music ministry, pastoral care and bible studies. Parish-organized outreach efforts see parishioners devote time and assistance to local charitable organizations including Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, Harbor House Domestic Abuse Shelter and Leaven. All Saints also holds several large in-gatherings each year to support these organizations. The Outreach Committee, based on determination of need, directs the in-gatherings.

With its central, downtown location, the building is used by community groups including Attic Theatre, events for Lawrence University and meetings of the Diocese of Wisconsin.

Rectors & Priests-in-Charge[10]

  1. The Rev. Simeon Palmer - 1862-1864
  2. The Rev. L. P. Tchiffely - 1864-1865
  3. The Rev. George Gibson - 1865-1868
  4. The Rev. Jerome A. Davenport - 1868-1869
  5. The Rev. Edwin Peake - 1869-1871
  6. The Rev. J. L. Steele - 1871-1872
  7. The Rev. George Vernor - 1872-1886
  8. The Rev. James B. Williams - 1886-1889
  9. The Rev. George Howard S. Somerville - 1889-1892
  10. The Rev. Lloyd E. Johnston - 1892-1893
  11. The Rev. A. K. Glover - 1893-1895
  12. The Rev. W. Dafter, D.D. - 1895-1902
  13. The Rev. Selden Peabody Delaney - 1902-1907
  14. The Rev. J. Boyd Coxe - 1907
  15. The Rev. Orrok Colloque - 1908-1910
  16. The Rev. Irving Spencer - 1910-1912
  17. The Rev. Doane Upjohn - 1912-1921
  18. The Rev. Paul O. Keicher - 1921-1924
  19. The Rev. Clark A. Wilson - 1924-1925
  20. The Rev. Henry S. Gatley - 1926-1930
  21. The Rev. Lyle Douglas Utts - 1930-1933
  22. The Rev. William James Spicer, D.D. - 1933-1945
  23. The Rev. Robert Reister - 1946-1948
  24. The Rev. Gerald Gilmore - 1949-1951
  25. The Rev. Arthur B. Ward - 1951-1957
  26. The Rev. Canon Carl E. Wilke - 1957-1970
  27. The Rev. Ralph R. Stewart - 1970-1980
  28. The Rev. Canon Arthur K. D. Kephart - 1981-1995
  29. The Rev. Patrick T. Twomey - 1995-2015
  30. The Rev. James Harrison - 2016-2018
  31. The Rev. Christopher T. Wilkerson - 2019-2025
  32. The Rev. Cameron M. Walker [Priest-in-Charge] - Elect

References

  1. ^ a b A. Parker Curtiss, "Appleton: All Saints' Church", in History of the Diocese of Fond du Lac and Its Several Congregations. 1925. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d "All Saints Episcopal Church". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ "History" Archived 2006-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, All Saints Episcopal Church. Retrieved on 26 April 2008
  4. ^ "All Saints Episcopal Church". Pipe Organ List. American Guild of Organists. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. ^ Duncan, Alastair (1980). Tiffany Windows. Simon and Schuster. p. 224. ISBN 9780671249519.
  6. ^ A List of Windows: And Extracts from Letters & Newspapers. Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company. 1897. p. 65.
  7. ^ "Rev. Gilmore Accepts Post in Wisconsin". The Washington Post. 21 April 1949. ProQuest 152210769.
  8. ^ Anderson, Cheryl (1 February 2015). "All Saints' Twomey takes early retirement". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  9. ^ Whipple, Charles (17 June 1953). "Pusey Has Major Role in Every Controversy but Makes Few Foes". The Boston Globe. ProQuest 822323565.
  10. ^ "History". ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
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