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The Founding Rector of St. John's, Whiting Griswold,Great-Grandfather to Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold
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The second rector of St. John's, Rev. Francis Joseph Clerc

St. John's previous building at Dolman and Hickory, interior, with the steeple, and after the great tornado, without the steeple.


The altar upon its dedication in 1888

St. John's Pulpit . original installation in St. Peter's (now Ladue)

The Pulpit comes to St. John's
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The boys are from the orphanage on Lafayette Street (photo to come). There was a time when the boys came in their old raggedy everyday clothes.  The Rector at the time (Maybe this one - Fr. Brittain) decided to cover their old clothes with vestments, which caused quite a stir among the congregation.


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Church School, 1941

Sign donated by Elmer Knudsen. The Knudsen family has long been a part of St. John's. 
breaking ground for the Parish Hall, 1955
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The story of the windows in the narthex, installed 1971.
Photos to come.
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