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Episcopal Church was designed by E. J. Armstrong, a member of the congregation, and it was constructed in 1894, at a cost of $ 728. The first church service was held on July 9, 1894. Note: In recognition of the building's 125th anniversary, the rector will employ the 1898 Book of Common Prayer to repeat this "first sermon" on the exact day in 2023. For more about this year's special events, browse
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WINDOW PRESENTED ST. LUKE‘S—The Rev. J. B. Sill, rector of St. Luke‘s
Episcopal church, Chunn‘s cove, inspects the stained glass window which was presented the church by the vestry of Trinity church, New York city, in memory of his father, the Rev. Thomas Henry Sill. The window, which was taken from
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Eucharist services are held at 8:00 am and 10:30 am; studies and classes begin at 9:00 am; and a coffee hour follows the later Sunday service. A healing service is held on Wednesdays at 12:15 pm. Special services for Church holy days are also held throughout the year, most notably during Lent,
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Reverend Jarvis Buxton came to Asheville, then a community of about 800 people, to become the Rector of Trinity Church. A missionary-minded priest, the Rev. Buxton was responsible for beginning the work of the Episcopal Church in Chunns Cove, Beaverdam, West Asheville, and Waynesville.
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Reverend James B. Sill obtained two, possibly three, stained-glass panels, or “lights,” that had once been installed in St. Chrysostom‘s Chapel in New York City. That chapel, built and maintained by Trinity Chapel, had been demolished in 1929 because it had sustained structural
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One boundary of the church property lies along Ross Creek, a tributary to the French Broad River. Since the late 2000s, parishioners have been removing invasive plants (mainly kudzu) from the creek's banks. In 2012, the church partnered with RiverLink to install native plants that help filter
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Asheville over the last few decades) has earned St. Luke’s the honor of being certified in the
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Christmas Season, and others, as noted on the church website and its Facebook page. The parish house is located on the same lot, where adult formation classes and children‘s Bible studies are held; the rector‘s offices are also there.
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