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Celebrating its 50th anniversary in Brandenburg on Oct. 8, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was so welcoming that glorious autumn morning that a lone finch was among the first to enter its opened doors and perch itself in the sanctuary. Clearly out of its element, the tiny bird was persuaded, through the quick-handed ministrations of a parishioner, to return to another sanctuary in God's kingdom. Shortly afterward, the church was ready to receive the members of its 37 familes and guests, who included the diocese's current and retired bishops and two former vicars.
The celebration began with a worship service, which included the baptism of a baby, confirmations of two adults, the dedication of two newly installed stained glass windows, and Eucharist, celebrated by Bishop Ted Gulick. Assisting in the service were retired Bishop David Reed; the congregation's interim priest, the Rev. Whit Soards; and two former vicars, the Rev. Jim Wilson, who retired this summer after serving the congegregatin for nine years, and the Rev. Dr. Georgine Buckwalter, who was its vicar from to blank, when she became chaplain of St. Luke's Chapel at the Episcopal Church Home in Louivsille. Afterwards, the church hosted a gala dinner, which featured an audiovisual history of the congregaton.
Although Holy Trinity was celebrating the golden anniversary of its present church building, which was dedicated on Oct. 14, 1956, the congregation has been in existence since the 1800s. Its history, reported in the anniversary bulletin, shows the Meade County congregration's agrarian roots, close ties to Fort Knox, and tenacity. One of its vicars, The Rev. Arthur Gorder, for example, traveled from Louisville by train to serve the congregation from 1909 to 1928. He paid his train fare with money he made from selling chickens, eggs and other produce given to him by the congregation. Click here to read more about the congregation's history and its future mission plans. To see photos, click here.
