Plaque for Fountains of Canterbury

Metal plaque on brick wall, raised lettering, "CANTERBURY TOWN CENTER 'A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY' EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF OKLAHOMA, 1989, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PLANNING COMMITTEE, THE RIGHT REVEREND GERALD N. MCALLISTER, NORMAN E. REYNOLDS, PRESIDENT, THE REVEREND ROBERT M. SHAW, VICE PRESIDENT, FRANK D. HILL, SECRETARY, MRS. DAN D. STUART, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, RANDOLPH ROYSE, TREASURER, PHIL BENNET, ROBERT E. BRADSHAW, NORVAL L. COVINGTON, DR. BOLAR GARRISON, PETER G. PIERCE, THE RIGHT REVEREND CHILDTON POWELL, DR. CHRISTIAN N. RAMSEY, MRS. NORMAN E REYNOLDS, MRS. G. RAINEY WILLIAMS, DR. ELMORE MILLION, RONALD MURRAY, MRS. KERMIT P. SCHAFER, DAN D. STUART, HOWARD AND PORCH, INC., ARCHITECT, LIPPERT BROTHERS, INC., GENERAL CONTRACTOR." Fountains of Canterbury closed in 2022.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Reverend Frederick Norman Fitzpatrick

Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick was the Episcopal priest serving at The Church of the Redeemer, Oklahoma from 1918 to 1922. He was a graduate of Howard University and the General Theological Seminary ordained in 1918 by Bishop Demby, Suffragan Bishop for Colored Work in Arkansas and the Province of the Southwest. After 1922, Reverend Fitzpatrick left the Episcopal Church to become a Roman Catholic. After returning from Rome in 1929, he attended St. John's College in Brooklyn, Massachusetts and Allen University, Columbia, South Carolina. By 1930, he had reversed himself and was now back in the Episcopal faith. Bishop Demby wanted Reverend Fitzgerald to return to Oklahoma, but he accepted a teaching position at Allen University. He eventually became the Chairman of the Division of Society Sciences before retiring in 1956.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chapel at Fountains of Canterbury

White marble altar, white marble wall with metal cross, brass candle sticks on either end with brass book holder at center, walls of chapel near altar are wood paneled. Facility closed in 2022.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Reverend Seth Carlyle Edwards

Reverend Seth C. Edwards was an Episcopal priest at The Church of the Redeemer and Walnut Grove, Oklahoma City, 1943-1948. He is best known for being the founder and director of the Walnut Grove Neighborhood Center. The center provided recreation, social case work, remedial education and counseling services in the under-privileged area of Oklahoma City. He also ministered to Langston University students for the diocese, trying to establish an Episcopal mission. The Walnut Grove Neighborhood Center was Oklahoma Diocese's first work dedicated to serving the poor and marginalized youth of Oklahoma. Rt. Reverend Thomas Casady, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, praised Reverend Edwards' work and dedication in establishing Walnut Grove while serving at The Church of the Redeemer. A mission was never formally established before Reverend Edwards left Oklahoma for a teaching post at Cuttington College and Divinity School in Liberia. He became the President of Cuttington College and later founded a theological school in Monrovia for priests.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Banner for Oklahoma City St. Paul's Cathedral

Red background, image of St. Paul wearing blue stole over white toga, holding book in right hand and sword in left, gold lettering below image "ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of Oklahoma City St. Augustine Episcopal Church

Brick church, bell tower with steeple. The U.S. flag and Episcopal flag are seen in the front of the church. Located at 14700 N. May Avenue, built in 1985.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Altar at Oklahoma City St. Matthias Episcopal Church

Wood altar, red altar cloth, brass round plate, candles on either side, brass flowerpot with greenery, crucifix on red wall behind altar. Altar inside second worship area at garage at 90th and N. Western.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Easter Egg Hunt at Oklahoma City St. Matthias Episcopal Church

Group of children searching for Easter Eggs, swing handing from tree limb, green grass and trees beginning to get leaves.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of Oklahoma City St. Paul's Cathedral

Brick and stone building designed by Arthur Williams, steep pitched roof, square bell tower at rear, lighter stone and brick structure added at right for narthex, parish house, cloister and education building, street and cars in foreground. Located at 1901 NW4th and Broadway, cornerstone laid 1901 with first service 1904.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Reverend Shirley Guilroy Sanchez

Reverend Shirley G. Sanchez was born in the West Indies and raised Episcopalian. He left for the United States at the age of 19 and was enrolled at St. Paul's Normal and Industrial School, Virginia. Six years later he attended Bishop Payne's Divinity School and after ordination served in Alabama and Arkansas. He was recommended to the Rt. Reverend Thomas Casady, Bishop of the Missionary District of Oklahoma as a vicar for St. Thomas, Tulsa. Due to a vacancy at Muskogee's Black church of St. Philip's, he served two of the Episcopal Black churches in eastern Oklahoma. During 1933, Bishop Casady authorized Reverend Sanchez to hold Episcopal services at Langston University, Langston besides serving in Tulsa and Muskogee. In 1935, Sanchez left Oklahoma and served in the Diocese of Chicago. While in Chicago, he became a naturalized citizen. It was Co-Adjudicator Bishop Powell who called Reverend Sanchez to return to Oklahoma. For seven years he served at The Church of Redeemer finally retiring in 1960 due to vision loss. Reverend Sanchez died in Oklahoma City in 1972 and is buried at Trice Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

First Building of Oklahoma City St. Paul's Cathedral

Steep pitched roof, bell tower atop covered entrance at front, arched windows. Constructed in 1893 at 219 NW 2nd (Robert S. Kerr). In 1901 building moved to NW 4th and Broadway.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bertha Jackson (open access)

Bertha Jackson

Newspaper clipping of Bertha Jackson. It reads, "Effective witness in lay ministry has been displayed for many years by Bertha Jackson in the inner city neighborhood of Walnut Grove in Oklahoma City. The declining area occupied by families of very limited economic ability. Aid, mostly from Oklahoma City area parishes, is distributed by Mrs. Jackson at the St. Francis Mission. (Photo by F.W. Putnam)"
Date: unknown
Creator: F.W. Putnam
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oklahoma City St. David's Episcopal Church Banner

White banner, red cross with red cross in each quadrant, silver lettering "St. David's", red fringe.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Banner for Santa Maria Virgen

White cloth background, blue lettering "SANTA MARIA VIRGEN", red heart with Virgin and child at center, blue lettering "THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF OKLAHOMA", red lettering "CON FE VENCEREMOS EL TEMOR". Located at 2141 SW 25th St. In 2023 at 5500 S. Western Ave.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Edmond

Exterior of l-shaped stone building, stone bell tower in foreground, sign with lettering "The Episcopal Community of St. Mary's". Located at 325 E. 1st St. Photo after 1973
Date: 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church Building, Edmond

Exterior of church building. No landscaping. Located at 1500 NW 178th, Edmond, OK, St. Francis of Assisi built 1988.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church Clergy and Members

Group of individuals standing outside behind Rt. Reverend Gerald McAllister and another man. Cloth banner on stanchion at right. Parish established in 1985. Used by Free Methodist Church in 2023.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of Oklahoma City St. Matthias Episcopal Church

Low pitched roof, metal building, cross (metal?) in front, free standing brick wall in front, three signs with shields. Was located at 119 and North Western. Last service held there Oct. 19, 1980, before merging with St. George to become St. Augustine.
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Students at St. John's Episcopal School

Four rows of children, two adult women and parish priest at left, three adult women at right. Picture taken in 1964 when the church was at its new location.
Date: 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Children's Altar at St. James Episcopal Church

Cloth covered wood altar, altar cross with flower vase and candlestick on either side. The wall behind is covered in floral wallpaper with picture of praying Jesus on the wall. On back of original photo, "The children's altar, built by Mr. Cecil Hurd, a member of St. James' Church."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of Second Meeting Place for Oklahoma City St. Matthias Episcopal Church

Cinder block building, flat roof, multipaned windows on either side of center front door, young girl standing in front of door. According to history of church, first met in 1965 at KFOR studios, then in rented garage at 90th and N. Western.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Children at Oklahoma City St. Francis Episcopal Church

Two African American children facing front, part of plate and glass in front of them. Over the years, various summer programs were sponsored by St. John's Cathedral and Oklahoma Neighborhood Associations.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sketch of Oklahoma City Cathedral

Sketch of proposed Episcopal Cathedral proposed by Bishop Casady. Brick building with several wings, multistory, arched windows, rose window at center front, large bell tower with windows. On typed information below "The cathedral is to be placed on a bluff, so the natural lines of the ground lead up in an unbroken sweep, to a pyramidal mass from every point of view." Land on Persimmon Hill bought in 1929 with Bishop Casady's personal funds from selling Casady Camp in Wisconsin. Fundraising did not develop as anticipated. The project was stopped in 1934.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of All Soul's Episcopal Church

Stone building, ranch style, half timbered eaves on each end, steep pitched roofline at center with half timber, covered driveway at far right, no landscaping. Consecrated Nov. 2, 1973, located at 6400 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Oklahoma City.
Date: 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History