Our History...
First Organized in 1891, Epiphany was admitted to the Episcopal Diocese of Texas as a mission in 1993. The name Epiphany was chosen by Bishop Coadjutor George Herbert Kinsolving in honor of his former parrish in Philadelphia. Early services were held in a Methodist Church and priests visited intermittently from Austin and Lampasas. From 1935 – 1946 Episcopalians went to Lampasas or Llano for communion or special services like Good Friday & Easter.
In 1946 Bishop Hines was approached by church members about the need for a mission in Burnet. In January 1947 Epiphany was readmitted by council as a mission with the first services held in the Presbyterian Church. In April of 1947, a former POW chapel from camp Swift was moved to Burnet for the mission. A 1956 article in the Texas Churchman states, “the mission is situated near the Central Texas Highland Lakes in dry, rough, rough, rugged, cactus-laden ranch country suffering the worst rough (sic) in recorded weather history, where rain is extremely vital and inordinately scarce. “Under these conditions Epiphany built a new church on 4 acres at a cost of $40,000.00. The church was dedicated on Epiphany Eve 1958. In 1974, Epiphany merged with Trinity, Marble Falls to become St. Paul’s, Burnet County. This relationship continued until 1989 when Trinity became a parish on its own and Epiphany once again a mission tended by short term interim clergy.
In 1994, a bi-vocational priest was assigned to Epiphany and the mission began to grow. In 2002, with the help from the Quin Foundation, construction if a larger church and renovation of the old church into a Parish hall was begun and dedicated by Bishop Payne on Epiphany Eve 2003. Full time ministry began in 2004 and Epiphany is now larger than the average Episcopal Church nationwide.
Members of Epiphany started the local Food Pantry, LACare in the 1980’s which last year served nearly 9000 people. GED classes, scouting activities, adult literacy, school tutoring as well as many other local ministries keep the members of Epiphany and their buildings busy year around.
First Organized in 1891, Epiphany was admitted to the Episcopal Diocese of Texas as a mission in 1993. The name Epiphany was chosen by Bishop Coadjutor George Herbert Kinsolving in honor of his former parrish in Philadelphia. Early services were held in a Methodist Church and priests visited intermittently from Austin and Lampasas. From 1935 – 1946 Episcopalians went to Lampasas or Llano for communion or special services like Good Friday & Easter.
In 1946 Bishop Hines was approached by church members about the need for a mission in Burnet. In January 1947 Epiphany was readmitted by council as a mission with the first services held in the Presbyterian Church. In April of 1947, a former POW chapel from camp Swift was moved to Burnet for the mission. A 1956 article in the Texas Churchman states, “the mission is situated near the Central Texas Highland Lakes in dry, rough, rough, rugged, cactus-laden ranch country suffering the worst rough (sic) in recorded weather history, where rain is extremely vital and inordinately scarce. “Under these conditions Epiphany built a new church on 4 acres at a cost of $40,000.00. The church was dedicated on Epiphany Eve 1958. In 1974, Epiphany merged with Trinity, Marble Falls to become St. Paul’s, Burnet County. This relationship continued until 1989 when Trinity became a parish on its own and Epiphany once again a mission tended by short term interim clergy.
In 1994, a bi-vocational priest was assigned to Epiphany and the mission began to grow. In 2002, with the help from the Quin Foundation, construction if a larger church and renovation of the old church into a Parish hall was begun and dedicated by Bishop Payne on Epiphany Eve 2003. Full time ministry began in 2004 and Epiphany is now larger than the average Episcopal Church nationwide.
Members of Epiphany started the local Food Pantry, LACare in the 1980’s which last year served nearly 9000 people. GED classes, scouting activities, adult literacy, school tutoring as well as many other local ministries keep the members of Epiphany and their buildings busy year around.
