St. Johns Impressions

by Terry Davis

Title

St. Johns Impressions

Artist

Terry Davis

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Art, Photopainting, Photography

Description

This beautiful church, located at 115 East Miner Avenue, in the Magnolia Historic Preservation District of Stockton, CA. It was built in 1892 by members of the third-oldest Episcopal parish on the West Coast, this cruciform Norman-style church featured a piece of stained glass from the old church, which was placed over the west door and today is the oldest stained glass in San Joaquin Valley. In ensuing years, the church added memorial windows that were of Victorian (earth tones and pastels) and European styles (bold reds, greens, and blues. The parish unofficially started in 1850, but received its charter in 1858 as part of the Diocese of California. A brick building was constructed on land donated by Captain Charles Weber, and features a pipe organ from Boston, the pipes of which are still in use today. A Nordic-style Guild Hall was constructed in 1889, only to be replaced three years later by the current structure. The parish joined the new Missionary District of San Joaquin in 1911 after separating from the main diocese. In the 1950s, the vestry began purchasing several surrounding buildings for use in its ministries, including the former Chase Chevrolet facilities. The church was added to the city register by resolution number 29,100 on June 7, 1971, and is known today as the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist.

This is an artistic rendering of the church that hopes to convey the hope and beauty that churches offer our local communities.

IMAGE FEATURED IN:
The No Place Like Home group 08/28/17
The Christian Art & Photography! group 08/03/17
The Images That Excite group 07/30/17
The Abstract Moods group 07/30/17
The ABC group 07/21/17

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July 18th, 2017

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