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1900 Dauphin St
Mobile, AL 36606
(251)473-2779
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Trinity Church History

    

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​Beginning in 1845 the congregation worshiped in rented space in several locations around downtown Mobile in the neighborhood, presently known as DeTonti Square.
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Few records of the early church exist, except for the Parish Register recording baptisms, confirmations, communicants, marriages and deaths. These early records reflect a small, but active congregation.
For a more detailed history of Trinity please read S. Albert Kennington's From the Days of Small Things available on Amazon.



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History Highlights
  • 1845 In July the Reverend R.M. Miller began his duties as Trinity's first Rector
  • 1847 The new church filed articles of association with the Diocese of Alabama as Trinity Parish
  • 1848 The Reverend J.H. Massey accepted the call to be the second Rector
  • 1854 A Gothic Revival style church building was erected at the northwest corner of Jackson and St. Anthony Streets in downtown Mobile
  • 1864 The Church of the Good Shepherd was established with the assistance of Trinity
  • 1867 Bishop Richard Wilmer consecrated the Trinity church building
  • 1880's The sacristy, spire and porch were constructed
  • 1896 The Rose Window was installed as a gift from the Sunday School
  • 1916 The Robinson Memorial Parish House was constructed on State Street in downtown Mobile
  • 1929 After much prayer, discussion and a vote, it was decided to relocate the Church property westward to 1900 Dauphin Street
  • 1932 A Parish House was constructed on Dauphin Street and was known as Trinity Junior Parish House to distinguish it from the Robinson Memorial Parish House
  • 1945 The church building was taken down and moved brick by brick to Dauphin Street
  • 1946 The first service was held at the new location with the Rector Herbert Schroeter celebrating
  • 1950 Bishop C.C.C. J. Carpenter consecrated the relocated Trinity building
  • 1976 The Memory Garden at the west side of the church was dedicated to "All women who served the church since its founding in 1845" 
  • 1979 September 12th Fredric, a category 4 hurricane, struck Mobile and caused extensive damage to Trinity's main building and Parish House
  • 1998 The Memory Garden was restored and rededicated
  • 2008 The Rose Window was reinstalled in June after 6 months of repair and restoration
  • 2010 A capital campaign was undertaken to finance renovation of the church property
  • 2011 The restored church was rededicated
  • 2012 Christmas night, a tornado struck, severely damaging the church. Services were relocated to All Saints Episcopal Church as reconstruction commenced
  • 2013 Easter Sunday, Services returned to the Parish Hall
  • 2014 August 24th, the reconstructed and restored church was reentered and rededicated
  • 2017 An anonymous donor retired the remaining capital campaign an reconstruction debt of approximately $150,000 

Trinity's Rectors

  • B.M. Miller 1845 - 1847
  • Joshua Albert Massey 1848 - 1879
  • James Steptoe Johnston, Jr. 1880 - 1888
  • James Leach Lancaster 1888 - 1891
  • Clarence Croft Leman 1892 - 1894
  • Douglas C.Peabody 1894 - 1901
  • Richard Edmonds Bennett 1901 - 1911
  • Albert Glenn Richards 1912 - 1917
  • Edwin Gustavus Hunter 1917
  • Vernon Cochrane McMaster 1917 - 1925
  • Herbert Fredrick Schroeter 1925 - 1953
  • John Doyle Prince, Jr. 1953 - 1954
  • David Holmes Irving, Jr. 1954 - 1964
  • Benjamin Meginniss III 1965 - 1985
  • Spergeon Albert Kennington 1985 - 2007
  • David A. Powers (Interim) 2007 - 2008
  • Matthew T.L. Corkern 2008 - 2011
  • Bailey Norman 2012 -
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