St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia will hold its annual coat drive this November.

In a Facebook post on Thursday, Oct. 20, the church said that they will accept donations until Saturday, Nov. 13.

According to the church's post, St. Luke's and The Daughters of the King will collect new and/or gently used coats to support Crossroads Community Ministries.

The church said there are trash cans by the front desk and in the narthex.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church said that new or gently used coats will benefit the Crossroads Community Ministries.

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

Church’s History

St. Luke Episcopal Church's website stated that St. Stephen's was given back to the parish in 1870. The vestry approved Dr. John Milton Johnson's request, according to the church, "that the existing name of our parish is changed to that earlier established— St. Luke's," on Jan. 8, 1872.

Following his confirmation at the 1864 St. Luke's, Dr. Johnson served as senior warden for the restored parish, according to the church.

The church claimed that in 1875, a second church building was erected at the corner of Spring and Walton Streets.

According to the church, Bishop Beckwith accepted St. Luke's invitation to be his cathedral church in 1880 despite later financial difficulties because he thought it would benefit the parish.

The church said a brand-new cathedral structure was built near the junction of Pryor and Houston Streets.

It also claimed that in 1894 it once more received official parish status.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church added that the unwavering leadership of the clergy and vestry stood out in this period of ongoing financial difficulties.

Church’s Structure

According to the church, the stained glass windows were made from a master plan and installed over the course of 60 years.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church said it is famous for its crimson and deep purple colors, Franz Mayer and Co. of Germany, Heaton, Butler and Bayne Co. of England, and Willet Stained Glass Co. of Philadelphia created them.

The church claimed that the windows show significant events in Christ's life from his birth until his ascension.

Each larger aisle window below it, according to the church, tells an Old Testament story that is connected to the event in Christ's life that is shown above it.

According to the church, the ascension window near the pulpit was moved from the third church location when the current building was built.

It also stated that the Chorus of Cherubim, a smaller window, had been moved and could now be seen in the Bell Tower hallway.

According to the church, the fresco above the altar, "Christ as the Good Shepherd," was created by renowned muralist Edwin Howland Blashfield and installed in 1913.

The first person to make an attempt to fill the empty space above the altar, according to the report, was Helen Turman, who was referred to Blashfield and traveled to New York to talk with him.