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This is a user page for me, chrism7. I will soon (hopefully) begin an article about Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, MO, the Episcopal cathedral of the Diocese of West Missouri.
Here goes. This is preliminary. It will be fleshed out with citations over time. The Cathedral website is http://www.ghtc-kc.org.
General: Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral is the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri. It is located at 13th and Broadway in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
History (copied from the GHTC website): Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral has been the Cathedral Church for the Diocese of West Missouri since 1935. The congregation evolved from two earlier parish churches: Grace Church, originally founded as St. Paul’s Church and renamed Grace Church in 1873, and Trinity Church, founded in 1883. Trinity Church was located at 10th and Tracy, on the east side of downtown. In 1917, the two merged under the leadership of the Rev. Robert Nelson Spencer, who was later elected Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri.
The current Cathedral is located on the site of the second Grace Church building. The present Parish Hall was erected in 1890. The foundation of the Cathedral itself was laid in 1889, and the first worship service was held in it on December 16, 1894. The building was consecrated on May 15, 1898. The style of the building is transitional Norman and was designed by Frederick E. Hill, based on ideas from the Rev. Cameron Mann, D. D., rector of Grace Church, who traveled to Europe to study parish and cathedral church designs.
In 1988 extensive repairs and renovations were completed, resulting, in part, from a collapse of a section of the north wall in January 1986. In the renovation of the chancel, liturgical emphasis was places on the Liturgies of Baptism, the Eucharist and the Word.
Grace and Holy Trinity is both a parish and cathedral church, and as such seeks to serve the spiritual needs of the congregation, diocese and the greater community.
More information is available in Ferne Malcolm Welles' book A Cathedral for the West Side, which is available in the Cathedral Bookstore.
Here are some important dates in Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral history:
July 20, 1870 - The first vestry is elected
1870 – The first Grace Church is built
1898 – Grace Church (our present Cathedral) is consecrated
1917 – Grace and Trinity Churches unite
1922 – The first Baby Wellness Clinic in the world is established through the women of Grace and Holy Trinity
1929 – The church recovers from a disastrous organ fire
1935 – Grace and Holy Trinity becomes the Diocesan Cathedral
1938 – A $10 gift from a choir boy begins the building of the tower
1951 – Properties adjoining 13th Street except the bowling alley are acquired
1954 – Haden Hall is built for education
1974 – The Covenant with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is signed
1978 – The Diocesan Center is built
1981 – The Gabriel Kney Organ is installed
The Kansas City Community Kitchen is established
1985 – The Cathedral boundaries as we know them today are complete
1986 – A portion of the north wall of the Cathedral falls
1987 – The Cathedral is restored
1999 – Founders’ Hall is completed
2004 - The organ is renovated (more information)
2006(?) - The children's playground was installed
Deans: The current Dean of the Cathedral is The Very. Rev. Terry White. Dean White was (installed?) in April 2004(?).
Previous Deans: - Dennis J.J. Schmidt - J. Earl Cavanaugh etc.
External Links:
- Cathedral website
- Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri
- National Episcopal Church website
