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Title
Old Rugby Church
Artist
Paul Mashburn
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Photograph - Prints
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History of Christ Church Rugby
On October 5, 1880, Bishop Charles Todd Quintard, Second Bishop of Tennessee, began the official opening day ceremonies for the Rugby Colony with Morning Prayer. That afternoon, he established the first vestry for Christ Church Episcopal and appointed Methodist minister Joseph Blacklock to serve as lay reader. Encouraged by Bishop Quintard, Blacklock completed studies at Sewanee, was ordained priest in 1885, and became the first resident priest for the parish, serving until he moved to the South Pittsburg parish in 1887.
The congregation worshipped on the second floor of the schoolhouse, sharing space with other denominations. Planning and fund-raising for the present building began in 1884. The Board of Aid deeded the church property to the Diocese in May 1887, and the first service was held in mid-October of that year. Cornelius Onderdonk, who was responsible for several of Rugby's most beautiful buildings, designed and oversaw construction and built the interior carpentry still in evidence today. Bishop Quintard consecrated the building in October 1888, having commissioned and donated the stained glass window in memory of church matriarchs Margaret Hughes (mother of the Rugby Colony’s founder) and Mary Blacklock (mother of Rev. Blacklock.)
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