Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco
- Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco
The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco, is the third oldest church in the Episcopal Diocese of California. Founded during the Gold Rush era in 1857, the church is currently located in the Mission District of San Francisco.
In the 1880's, the church's third Rector was involved in founding the Mission District's St. Luke's Hospital, at the time the only San-Francisco medical institution to treat Chinese workers.
In the 1890's, the church erected a magnificent granite neo-Byzantine basilica, which was dynamited in 1906 to form a firebrake during the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. The current building dates to 1909 and is in the architectural style known as "Tudor Lantern."
In the 1970's, in reaction to the continuing deterioration of the neighborhood around the church caused by the erection of 1950's housing projects, rector Winston Ching founded St. John's Educational Thresholds Center, a tutoring program for mission youth.
In the 1970's and 1980's, the church's proximity to the neighborhood of Castro allowed it to attract a large gay membership. Since that time, the church has been an advocate for LGBT rights in the larger Anglican church.
In 2007, the church celebrates its 150th anniversary.
External links
* [http://www.diocal.org The Episcopal Diocese of California]
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