DIOCESE OF MICHIGAN: Membership decline leads to closing of St. Peter's Church
DIOCESE OF MICHIGAN: Membership decline leads to closing of St. Peter's Church
By DEB WUETHRICH
Submitted by Tecumseh Herald
http://www.tecumsehherald.com/node/4270
December 21, 2010
Members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church recently received a letter from their priest, the Rev. Robin Smith, confirming that one of the community's first churches will close following services on Christmas Eve.
The church was established in 1833, with a cornerstone laid in 1832, by the Rev. William Narcissus Lyster, an Irishman who had emigrated to America, who is said to have named the Irish Hills because they reminded him of his homeland. Lyster was invited to the settlement by Musgrove Evans, J.W. Brown, and George Spofford and founded the first Episcopal Church west of the Alleghenies. The church will close its doors after marking just over 177 years in the Tecumseh community.
The original colonial St. Peter's with its familiar pillars was torn down in the 1960s and then the present structure at 313 N. Evans Street was built.
In a letter to the Bishop and Diocesan Council, Rev. Robin Smith, who accepted a call to the area a couple of years ago when Father John Lohmann retired, outlined several factors that contributed to the decision by the St. Peter's Vestry and congregation.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By DEB WUETHRICH
Submitted by Tecumseh Herald
http://www.tecumsehherald.com/node/4270
December 21, 2010
Members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church recently received a letter from their priest, the Rev. Robin Smith, confirming that one of the community's first churches will close following services on Christmas Eve.The church was established in 1833, with a cornerstone laid in 1832, by the Rev. William Narcissus Lyster, an Irishman who had emigrated to America, who is said to have named the Irish Hills because they reminded him of his homeland. Lyster was invited to the settlement by Musgrove Evans, J.W. Brown, and George Spofford and founded the first Episcopal Church west of the Alleghenies. The church will close its doors after marking just over 177 years in the Tecumseh community.
The original colonial St. Peter's with its familiar pillars was torn down in the 1960s and then the present structure at 313 N. Evans Street was built.
In a letter to the Bishop and Diocesan Council, Rev. Robin Smith, who accepted a call to the area a couple of years ago when Father John Lohmann retired, outlined several factors that contributed to the decision by the St. Peter's Vestry and congregation.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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