St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia

The St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia, said it offered a service of Advent lessons and carols.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, Nov. 26, the church said its choir conducted the service on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 4 p.m.

According to the church's post, a musical prelude started at 3:45 p.m.

The church said the annual custom includes readers from St. Luke's leadership and visitors from charitable institutions in Atlanta, including Our House, Hope Atlanta, Gateway Center, and Chris 180.

It added that music was composed by Paul Manz, Sally Ann Morris, Philip Ledger Bruce Neswick, Javier Busto, and Herbert Howells.

The church said there was a reception for everyone in Budd Hall.

Additional information can be found on St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Facebook post.

Church’s History

According to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, A second church building was allegedly constructed in 1875 not far from the intersection of Spring and Walton Streets.

In addition, it was asserted that Bishop Beckwith approved St. Luke's request to become his cathedral church in 1880 despite subsequent financial issues because he thought it would benefit the parish.

The cathedral reported that a brand-new structure had been built close to the crossroads of Pryor and Houston Streets.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church claimed that it once again obtained official parish status in 1894.

According to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, The strong leadership of the clergy and vestry stood out throughout this period of ongoing financial difficulties.

The church's website stated the parish initially welcomed St. Stephen's in 1870.

The vestry agreed to Dr. John Milton Johnson's suggestion "that the existing name of our parish is changed to that earlier established—St. Luke's," the church claims, on January 8, 1872.

The church claimed that after receiving his confirmation at St. Luke's in 1864, Dr. Johnson served as senior warden for the restored parish.

Church’s Infrastructure

The larger aisle windows underneath it, according to the church, each represent a tale from the Old Testament that is connected to the event from Christ's life that is shown above it.

The ascension window was added and moved from the third church location to the pulpit when the current building was built.

It was also discovered that a smaller window, the Chorus of Cherubim, had been moved and is now visible in the Bell Tower hallway.

The church claimed that "Christ as the Good Shepherd," a mural by renowned artist Edwin Howland Blashfield, was painted and installed in 1913.

The stained glass windows were allegedly created and installed over a 60-year span using a master plan, according to the cathedral.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church attributes the crimson and deep purple tones to the Willet Stained Glass Co. of Philadelphia, Heaton, Butler, and Bayne Co. of England, and Franz Mayer and Co. of Germany.

According to the church, the windows show significant events from Christ's life, such as his birth and ascension.

From Saturday to Sunday, Nov. 12 and 13, St. Luke's Episcopal Church also hosted a chorister festival.