St. Hilda's Inman Park, in a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, is a parish of the Diocese of the South in the Anglican Catholic Church. The building was originally built in 1939 as a Primitive Baptist Church.[1] It was converted to be a parish of the newly formed Anglican Catholic Church in 1978,[2] and was consecrated in 1979.[3]
| St. Hilda's Inman Park | |
|---|---|
| St. Hilda of Whitby Anglican Catholic Church | |
| Location | Inman Park, Georgia |
| Address | 414 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307, United States |
| Denomination | Anglican Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| Website | https://www.sthildasatl.com/ |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1979 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of the South |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Creighton McElveen, SSC |
| Assistant priest(s) | Robert Bader, SSC |
When Rev. Frederick Hoger was Rector, until his death in 1999, the parish established a men's shelter and a soup kitchen for the local community in Little Five Points.[4]
In 2000, Rev. John Roddy became the pastor. At that time, the neighborhood gentrified. While previously the parish had had a strong ministry to the homeless, who slept in the pews and ate in the parish hall, the neighborhood changed to that of largely young professionals.[2]
In 2023, the Anglican Catholic Church through the Saint Paul Mission Society targeted St. Hilda's for domestic parish revitalization.[5] Rev. Creighton McElveen, SSC, was appointed Priest-in-Charge after the retirement of Rev. Terrence Hall.[6] Rev. McElveen is also a co-host of the podcast, The Sacramentalists.[7]
References
edit- ^ Marr, Christine V.; Jones, Sharon Foster (2008-09-15). Inman Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4396-2269-8.
- ^ a b Daniels, Kysa (Oct 11, 2003). "ST. HILDA OF WHITBY: A small congregation hews to the old ways". The Atlanta Journal - Constitution. pp. B5. ProQuest 337021965.
- ^ Marr, Christine V.; Jones, Sharon Foster (2008-09-15). Inman Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-4396-2269-8.
- ^ Sibley, Celia (August 2, 1999). "OBITUARIES: The Rev.Frederick Hoger, 74, Rector, operated men's shelter". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. B4. ProQuest 413796717.
- ^ "2024 DOMESTIC MISSION APPEAL ST. HILDA'S, INMAN PARK". The Trinitarian. November–December 2023. p. 12.
- ^ "North American Mission". anglicancatholic.org. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Sacramentalists Podcast". Earth & Altar. Retrieved 2024-07-22.