The following narrative was written by long-time parishioner, Barbara Farquer
“Only once in a lifetime
comes the privilege of helping to build a church
that will stand for generations in the community
for which it was built.” John Ruskin
In The Beginning
The year was 1948. Under the guidance of Dean
Carman and Bishop Kinsolving, Trinity Cathedral
formed a committee to discuss church expansion
in Phoenix, Arizona. The new church would accommodate
Cathedral parishioners who lived north of Camelback
Road. The proposed name for the church was Christ
Episcopal Church which was later changed to All
Saints’.
Terms for the new church were that Trinity Cathedral
would grant complete independence as soon as possible.
They would also employ a clergyman, guarantee his
salary and would transfer the property to the newly
established congregation. Trinity would give $25,000
as soon as the congregation would raise the like
amount.
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