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From its earliest beginnings with five communicants in 1846, St. Philip's has become one of the largest Episcopal congregation in the United States with a membership of approximately 6,000. St. Philip's is named for St. Philip The Evangelist , a deacon in the early Christian Church. The first site for St. Philip's was in downtown Atlanta, across from the State Capitol on the corner of what is now Washington Street and Martin Luther King Drive. By 1875 the small church had grown to be the largest Episcopal church in Georgia, and in 1907 St. Philip's was named the Cathedral of the Diocese of Atlanta, which was formed that same year. In 1933 St. Philip's relocated to its present site at 2744 Peachtree Road NW. A gray wooden structure, known as the pro-cathedral, was erected and served the congregation as its house of worship while construction was begun on the cathedral. Mikell Chapel was completed in 1947, followed by DeOvies Memorial Hall in 1951. 1955 saw the completion of the Hall of Bishops, now renamed as the Great Hall. In 1962, the Cathedral was completed and dedicated. It was consecrated to the glory of God in 1980. In 2004 St. Philips engaged in a renovation of all existing structures and the addition of a large new wing north of DeOvies Memorial Hall as well as adding a glass atrium enclosing the former open-air courtyard adjacent to the Narthex. See also External links |
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